>From our great cities of Mapuçá was born Manuel António Sousa who at a young age left for Mozambique and later pursued a career as a military person in the Portuguese army.
His military achievements led the Portuguese government to bestow commendations on him. In 1960 the last Portuguese governor of EIP, Gen. Vassalo e Silva erected a statue on the outskirts of Mapuçá to honour our Goan son. Bharati troops arriving as pseudo liberators in 1961 destroyed this statue by bombing it, in what is to be the beginning of the eradication of Goan history. __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
