Santosh, Thanks for your honesty in clearing the air on you dropping a name, with little more facts. But this does not make history! If you followed my postings (and the point I was making) SFX was in India from 1542-1545, traveling from Bassein to the Southern tip of India and North Ceylon to Madras. He was not in Goa for the entire period (and he presumably traveled by foot and bullock cart). And of course SFX was a rare visitor after 1545.
Today, as I noted in my posts, every crime linked with the Portuguese colonization is linked with the inquisition, (which in the interest of historical accuracy was not there in 1543), every offense is linked to the Catholic Church, and every misdeed before and after SFX is linked to SFX. From his name, how did Mestre Geronimo Dias land in Goa? Did he violate immigration laws? :=))) You inadvertently provided Filomena the name she wanted of a Portuguese who was the victim of 'the supposed inquisition'. Hope we do not make SFX an issue between Hindus and Christians, whom he served Goa and in India without distinction and with humility. Regards, Gilbert From: Santosh Helekar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I honestly do not know whether SFX was involved in the incident or not. I just stated a fact that I had learned about a month ago when I read two articles on Goan medical history by S. K. Pandya and M. N. Pearson. As far as the second question is concerned, Gilbert told us that SFX was indeed in Goa during that time i.e. 1542 - 1545. ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
