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Dear Neal, Being simplistic simplifies nothing. There must be some historic or anthropologic reason for the low mestico count in Goa. My surname[ Braganza, or Braganca, is a place in Portugal] does not indicate a thing except the clan to which I belong in the Communidade of Mapusa. Do you wish to suggest that I am a mestico? ;-( No, not anymore than you are chicken[ that is what 'Pinto' means in Portuguese ;-)) ] ......................................... From: Neal Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote > Maybe we're wrong and ALL Catholic Goans are mestico > There... is that what everyone wanted to hear?? ;) :) > Neal Pinto , Miguel Braganza > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lobo is not an uncommon surname in Goa among Goans without even a hint of > > Portuguese blood, culture or language. Why there were so few Mesticos in Goa > > is still a mystery to me. .............................. Viva Goa. Miguel
