How far is the assessment of T. Souza correct? There will be an other historian with an other story. The truth is that Goa lies rotting in the past 40 years. I hope Armstrong and co would pay a visit to the GMC in Bambolium to face the contemprary issues of Goa or is it Goa now?
B. Colaco > > > Such a hue and cry for a bunch of crooks , who > didn't hesitate to > > murder Jesuit Priests in cold blood . > > > > Armstrong Vaz , you and whoever supports you > should be ashamed of your > > selves. You seem to have no idea of what to be > proud of and what to be > > ashamed of. > > Some recent interpretations of history seek to show > just about any protest > in colonial times as linked to 'nationalism', > 'patriotism', > 'fighting-for-freedom', etc. > > This obviously is an exaggeration, and maybe a > politically-convenient one > at that. > > Likewise, Dominic Fernandes' interpretation hardly > does justice to > understanding the issue. > > Here's an interesting interpretation of Cuncolim: > http://www.goacom.com/culture/history/cuncolim.html > > Excerpts: > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WHY CUNCOLIM MARTYRS? > > An historical re-assessment By: Teotonio R. de Souza > > ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
