There was a slight typo in my yesterday's message (below). The name of the last king of Portugal was not MIGUEL II but MANUEL II. My apologies.
Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Goanet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet]09 APR 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS > From: Joel D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on Friday, April 09, 2004 1:05 PM: > > > > > TIME TO OPEN GATES, HEARTS: PORTUGUESE PRINCE: Dom Francisco is no > ordinary > > tourist. He is the great-grandson of the last king of Portugal. "I always > > wanted to visit Goa, having heard so much about this beautiful land, but > > never got a chance to. I have finally arrived and cannot really explain my > > feelings," he revealed. As a tourism professional, Dom Francisco heads > Belas > > Country Club-Portugal's largest leisure company. While in Goa his primary > > interest was to explore the possibility of promoting relations between the > > state and Portugal. "I can assure you that the generation that rules > > Portugal now has a very open heart to Goa.The only problem is that we are > > not very rich any more but that will change because we are now integrated > in > > Europe." "Now is the time," he says, "to open gates and hearts." (Reuven > > Proenca in GT) > > > > I wonder which �last king of Portugal� Dom Francisco refers to. The last > king of Portugal was Dom Miguel II. The latter's father King Dom Carlos and > elder brother (would-be successor to the throne) Dom Luis Filipe were shot > dead in the heart of Lisbon in February 1908. Dom Miguel, the dead king's > second son, rose to the throne but reigned only up to the proclamation of > the Republic on October 5, 1910. He went into exile to England, later got > married but had no children. So, how come Dom Francisco presents himself as > �the great-grandson of the last king of Portugal�? Joel might do well to > clarify this from him (if he is still around in Goa). > > Jorge > > ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
