Thank you for that interesting addendum. I now realize the importance of that Declaration document. Sometimes the demand for self-respect can be more powerful than that of any Act that proscribes it.
Roland Francis 416-453-3371 On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 11:56 PM John de Figueiredo <[email protected]> wrote: > Roland, > A small correction. The document mentioned in my article was not a letter. > It was a declaration signed by the four democratically elected members of > the Government Council. This declaration was approved unanimously by the > Government Council in a session that took place on July 4, 1930, chaired by > Governor Joao Carlos Craveiro Lopes. The document did not just reject the > Acto Colonial. It asserted that we, Goans, do not give up our fundamental > human right of self-determination. After he returned to Portugal, Governor > Craveiro Lopes (father of future President of the Portuguese Republic > Francisco Higinio Craveiro Lopes) publicly condemned the Acto Colonial, > risking being disciplined by the military and sent to jail. (To my > knowledge, this never happened.) > John M. de Figueiredo > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 6, 2024, at 9:33 AM, Roland Francis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Historically the letter of protest would have taken much courage and > caused repercussion to its signatories, but are you sure it should have > been a Day of Joy for Goans? > It made no dent in Salazar’s thinking (although that was Salazar’s fault, > not theirs) not was it responsible for the ultimate repeal of that Act, so > what is it that we should be celebrating. > > Roland Francis > 416-453-3371 > > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 8:03 AM JOHN DE FIGUEIREDO <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Attached is an article that may be of interest. >> >> John M. de Figueiredo >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Goa-Research-Net" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1716574243.695219.1720157593323%40mail.yahoo.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1716574243.695219.1720157593323%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2Bx1-5QWCxttPttXgQdpGbgyYRgmfdt3SiVS06sH%2BptvSEdGVQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2Bx1-5QWCxttPttXgQdpGbgyYRgmfdt3SiVS06sH%2BptvSEdGVQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/5C2F81D4-7BAE-4569-B520-12C52329AEE0%40sbcglobal.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/5C2F81D4-7BAE-4569-B520-12C52329AEE0%40sbcglobal.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2Bx1-5RjgaCGnAU9-_6mRGXXcLQWXz-Z3kG1XMdvJVKMYFx5%2BQ%40mail.gmail.com.
