I read and re-read this part 2 of eureka moment. I still do not know what the eureka moment is. I also do not know why Gilbert keeps copying and pasting verbatim some of the same stuff he had posted on Goanet not very long ago. Please see his earlier post entitled "Recapping Goa's History" in January of this year:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg62641.html But this time he has also included a novel revised version of history regarding temple destruction that is unfamiliar to me, and most likely to people who have read or learned the history of Goa in high school or college. Here is the excerpt that I am referring to: QUOTE Property destruction from initial naval and later land warfare resulted from targeted and collateral hits (of cannon balls from both sides) and fires; which likely damaged or destroyed all residential homes, government buildings, and places of worship - Hindu temples, Muslim mosques, Jewish synagogues, Syrian Orthodox churches, etc - which some claim existed in Tiswadi prior to the Portuguese arrival. Clearly any structure occupying the vantage point of hilltops would be prime targets to attack and occupy from a military-strategic perspective. UNQUOTE ......Gilbert Lawrence Now since Gilbert admits he is not a full time student of history and military strategy, one would have to check whether the above speculations have any validity from the genuine historical standpoint. I would therefore ask him to provide us with the original historical source for his statements in the above excerpt. This is important because most Goanetters would surely like to know the real history of Goa rather than a false revisionist version. I would also appreciate it if some historian or full time student of history on Goanet could tell us whether Gilbert's version is more accurate than the standard version. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sun, 7/4/10, Gilbert Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: > > A Eureka moment (Part 2). Please > refresh yourself with the issues in part 1 > which are summarized below. > > In the absence of hard data from 500 years ago, we are left > with piecing > together clues for a reasoned-unbiased reader to draw their > own conclusions. I > had the god fortune to undertake some history-reading; > since this is the 500th > anniversary of Portuguese gaining a foothold in Goa on the > island of Tiswadi............................ > ................... With three consecutive / sequential > repairs and reconstructions in 1510 of the various military > structures in > Tiswadi, likely very little recyclable material was left to > build other > structures, like homes or churches, as some have written. > > Hope the analysis does not significantly contradict any of > the well-repeated > dogmas of what happened in Goa (Tiswadi) in 1510 and in > its aftermath. I am > neither a full-time student of military strategy or > history. Individuals whose > "intuitions and speculations" have been contradicted, can > look on this article > as building on their endeavors. > > I would sincerely appreciate feedback and comments, backed > by facts and devoid > of supercilious remarks. Thanks. > > > Regards, GL >
