John(..........In fact, the Island of Chorão, where many of them lived, was known as“Ilha dos Fidalgos” (Island of Nobility........).
On the island of Chorão, the Portuguese colonizers had Goanand African slaves. They were self-proclaimed aristocrats who left Portugalwhere poverty was rampant. True aristocrats would never leave their land to goto Goa and lose their lives and possessions knowing that the Mughals andMarathas would attack whenever they could. Nuno(............ThePortuguese difference was the willingness of mixing with other ethnic groups,from the casual sexual intercourse to marriage and to the ability to "gonative"...........) The English did not mix in India because they were from theupper middle and upper class. Most of the Portuguese were from the lower classand illiterate. They raped many women and abandoned them and their mixed racechildren. Here is a report that clearly explains what happened in acertain colony, where even many Goans were settled: https://acervo.publico.pt/mundo/noticia/quantos-milhoes-morreram-na-saga-do-colonialismo-1724884 -- 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/1173903945.13467151.1728137663385%40mail.yahoo.com.
