They call them Zonnkar. Savia Viegas & MLA Capt. Venzy Viegas from Carmona are from Zonnkar families as also is Chancellor Fr. Nelson Sequeira from Carmona & the Barros & Colaço families from Velim & several more. I'm sure Cait. Venzy could provide a lot of info.
On Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 6:27 PM Frederick FN Noronha < [email protected]> wrote: > It is believed that many gauncars of Carambolim went to places like Velim > and Parra, maybe after the plague. Some got rights in comunidades both > places, it is said. The Colacos of Velim might be from this area, as I > recall this being said online earlier. This info would need cross-checking, > as I'm writing from memory. > > A PhD scholar is working on research on Carambolim currently Hope this > offers some pointers.Regards, FN > > On Sunday, 28 December 2025 at 18:00:31 UTC+5:30 [email protected] > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Do any of you know of any books ,that highlight the Carambolim plague of >> the 17th and 18th centuries, if I recall correctly? Also, do any of you >> have ancestors that were forced to flee this place and move into the >> hinterlands of Goa? I'd love to know. My great-great-grandfather was one of >> many who moved after this devastating plague. >> > -- > *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Goa Book Club" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/b0b92db1-b799-4655-9fa9-b275afedb0e6n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/b0b92db1-b799-4655-9fa9-b275afedb0e6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CAM2f8wvdU5c1SDavq3f7S6oX6KwxTXnq0c8YxMg%3DSBP%3D_mie8Q%40mail.gmail.com.
