Re: [GRN] DAY OF JOY

[John de Figueiredo]

 To Roland: Forgot to tell you that the Declaration was not initiated by the Government Council. Dr. Oliveira Salazar had asked all Government Councils of the overseas territories for their opinions on the Acto Colonial. The Declaration was a response to that request. It is a legal document. It speaks highly for Menezes Bragança that he was able to contain his indignation at the Acto Colonial and draft a relatively mild criticism with a relatively modest request for greater autonomy. Although the Declaration was a voice in the desert, the fact that it exists in the annals of our history is a big deal, and in my opinion, the greatest deal in the history of Goa. John M. de Figueiredo  Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2024, at 1:51 PM, Roland Francis <roland.fran...@gmail.com> wrote:  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 <johnde...@sbcglobal.net> 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 <roland.fran...@gmail.com> 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 <johnde...@sbcglobal.net> 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 goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1716574243.695219.1720157593323%40mail.yahoo.com. -- 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 goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2Bx1-5QWCxttPttXgQdpGbgyYRgmfdt3SiVS06sH%2BptvSEdGVQ%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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 goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/5C2F81D4-7BAE-4569-B520-12C52329AEE0%40sbcglobal.net. -- 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 goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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. -- 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 goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/A2CBD127-BFF6-4AA2-B36F-91849F96AB4D%40sbcglobal.net.