I am a great admirer of the Jesuits. They have done a lot. I realize that a few of you think that they became plutocrats and even Plantocraftic. I want to take readers to a theme already explored by like Dias. Only sometimes do poeple take disasters seriously.
On the 1st of 1 November 1755 , All Saints Day,, while the faithful were in Church a 8.5 RICH Scale tremor stuck Lisbon. The resulting tsunami hit Afric a and several parts of the Mediterranean...Paris and Vienna shook. The epicenter was a few miles out of Lisbon but the greatest devastation was in Lisbon....a very rich Kingdom.in Europe, Nearly 100,000 people killed. Bodies all over the place and the stench was unbearable. The advisor to the Emperor said they should be taken away and thrown...the easiest place to throw was the sea. The Palatial Royal Library was destroyed. What happened to all the diamonds from Brazil and elsewhere ? They are somewhere. Goan fortune hunters go to Lisbon..not Macau The greatest damage was caused by the fire...starting from the numerous candles, spread to the woodwork and suddenly bells began to toll as if for the dead. Narrow streets made the inferno spread like an Australian wildfire thqat we read about. Philosophers, like Voltaire and Rousseau, musician tried to figure out about the benevolent God The Kings advisor brought many many reforms. Every Village Parish to keep records, Lison was laid out with plzas and garden and wide streets. Old Goa was abandoned and the new city of Panjim (No records of Casino SHAME) The Advisor also realized that there was too much of interference by the clergy especially the Jesuits. The King had been succeeded by his daughter and she was a staunch Catholic ..The Advisor asked the Jesuits to leave including all of them from Goa. What did the clever Jesuits do they spread from Goa to India and beyond. Oh yes they started schools and colleges I do admire the Jesuits Adolfo In Quepem..A concerned friend said he was sorry for me ..it must be boring ... . sou usou .
