Folks, The news item from the Portuguese daily "Publico" is factually wrong.
It is true that António Luís Santos da Costa (commonly known as António Costa) is currently the 119th Prime Minister of Portugal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Costa) and he is of Goan origin. However, even António Costa seems to be unaware that his 4th direct cousin Alfredo Jorge Nobre da Costa who is registered in the history books as the 106th Prime Minister of Portugal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Nobre_da_Costa) was also of Goan origin (as you can see from the Wikipedia reference). António Costa and Alfredo Nobre da Costa are 4th direct cousins, which means that they have the same great-great-great-grand-parents whose names were António do Rosario Gonzaga Alvares and Maria Josefa Esperanca Alvares. This information can be extracted by several genealogy sites, including www.geni.com . Regards Paulo Colaco Dias -----Original Message----- From: Goanet [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Goanet News Sent: 10 January 2017 22:10 To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! <goanet@lists.goanet.org> Subject: [Goanet] Orlando da Costa's works to go into India editions São José Almeida PUBLICO António Costa is the first European and Western ruler whose family origins are from India. His political progression was followed closely by the Indian authorities and his ascent to prime ministership paved the way for the Republic of India to formalize the invitation for a state visit with an intense official program that extends six days. The works of the Indian ancestors of [Portuguese Prime Minister] António Costa will be published in India, in English translations. The two books of the writer Orlando da Costa (1929-2006), father of the prime minister are *The Sign of the Wrath* (O Signo da Ira) and *No Flowers, No Wreaths* (Sem Flores nem Coroas). The latter is a play that takes place on the night of the annexation of Portuguese India. The first is considered the main work of this writer and is set in Goa. It should be noted that the father of the prime minister, writer Orlando da Costa, is the son of the Goan Luís Rohin Jussilainen da Costa, married to Amélia Maria Fréchaut Fernandes, who was born in Mozambique. It was on a visit that the grandparents of António Costa undertook to the family of Amelia Maria that Orlando da Costa was born in the then Mozambican capital, Lourenço Marques. However, as a child and young person the to-be writer was raised in Portuguese India, till he left to study in Portugal. It was in Portugal that Orlando da Costa, in turn, met and married the mother of the current prime minister, journalist Maria Antonia Palla. [Portuguese Prime Minister] António Costa encountered Goa and India as a young man on a trip he made with his father. Orlando da Costa. The current prime minister of Portugal, belongs to a Goan Catholic family, of Margão, a region that was once part of Portuguese India. Branches of the family still remain in Goa, whom the Prime Minister will meet again on his official visit. Rough translation based on: https://www.publico.pt/2016/12/24/politica/noticia/orlando-da-costa-editado-na-india-1755817
