Mel I read your piece on Who Was Alphonso ? Message
Message: 1 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Dated: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:55:45 -0400 with considerable interest. This fellow called Alfonso de Albuquerque.has been on my radar screen for decades partly because of his partly because of my Philately both as a hobby and as an advisor to the Government of Tanzania and the lessons I learnt in Zimbabwe. A few years ago Albuquerque came to my interest because not only was he interested in genetics of mangoes and potatoes but also he had an idea of creating a super race. Three Portuguese women smuggled on a ship coming to Goa. The sailors obviously had a good time. When the ships reached Goa and Admiral AA found out he had these women whipped. Then he had a change of heart and said he would pay for their dowries. Adm.Alf.Alb actually wanted to create a super race Portugese sailors and soldiers with fair maidens Hindu or Moslems *Strange fellow indeed * And to think that there are Goans named after this Admiral…In class, in St Josephs Convent School DSM we had Lawrence and Victor Albuquerque. They stayed at the junction of Pugu Road and Ring St. Their Dad worked in the Tanganyika Standard. I am wondering why we do not export Mangoes from Tanzania ....In these troubled days we should send some to Ukraine ...some to Putin and Biden Grandolfo Makonjo Juu I think Admiral A Albu got the mangoes from East Africa....I ate part of a huge succulent mango for breakfast ...the seed is tiny ....there are goes the size of a hens egg ....you just suck them .....raw mango with salt ...Mango juice, jams, pickles and I do not know what else.
