Hi George, Thanks for this. I was going to do some research on this as well because I was wondering the same. I will read this when I have some time.
Leonor On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 at 12:31, 'Sam (Camas, WA)' via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > Interesting reading. Thanks for sharing. > > > > Sam (Mazatlán, MX) > > > > *From: *George Medeiros <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Thursday, March 28, 2019 9:11 AM > *To: *[email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Marianna - Baptism? > > > > Here is a link in regards to why slave would be baptized and how common > was the > > practice, > > > https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2017/winter/feature/moldy-church-records-in-latin-america-document-the-lives-millions-slaves > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Mar 28, 2019, at 6:18 AM, George Medeiros <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You got my interest going as to why a slave would be baptized. In reading > about the history of slavery in Spain and Portugal I read that in the > fifteenth century the Catholic Church required the baptism of slaves from > Africa out of fear that other faith believes and practices would be brought > with the slaves. The church regarded a baptized person Christian and once > baptized that person was subject to the Church’s teaching. > > A slave was required to attend Mass etc. George Medeiros > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Mar 28, 2019, at 5:53 AM, George Medeiros <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The baptism of a slave may have been done because the Catholic Church > required it to be done. George Medeiros > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Mar 27, 2019, at 6:46 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Thank you. While I was aware of slavery in Portugal, I am mostly curious > as what prompts a slave's baptism. Was it their choice, were they forced to > be baptized? Anybody know? > > > > On Tuesday, 26 March 2019 23:57:36 UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Debbie, > > > > It's not that unusual. John Raposo knows a lot about the history and may > be able to shed some light on it. > > > > Some sources say the Portuguese started the slave trade, some say the > Dutch. Regardless, the Portuguese were involved in it. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:54 PM JesseAndDeborah Mendonca < > [email protected]> wrote: > > So unusual. Is this basically unheard of or is there some history on > slavery in Portugal. I understand the baptism being offered to a slave. > I just don’t understand if slave means slavery as we know it. Can anyone > explain? > > Debbie > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 4:19 PM Richard Francis Pimentel < > [email protected]> wrote: > > *Yes, it does say slave of. This baptism is not of an infant but an adult.* > > > > *Rick* > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of * > [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 26, 2019 4:04 PM > *To:* Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Marianna - Baptism? > > > > This is not my ancestor but I'm curious as to what it means. I see this as > a baptism for Marianna (bottom of the page), instead of daughter of, I > think I see "escrava de", "slave of" is that correct? And does this say > that the priest had to get special permission to perform this baptism? Any > idea if this would have been a baby or an adult? > > > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1815-1823/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1815-1823_item1/P99.html > > > > TIA > > Leonor > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> > <#m_5699303818470983412_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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