Mervyn in your message : <66303214.1583554.1586317139...@mail.yahoo.com>Message: 2 of : Wed, 8 Apr 2020 03:38:59 +0000 (UTC) you take me up on my point 6 in which I state
Six, it is important to get historical facts straight. In in 1919 the Goan *leadership Tanzania? celebrated 100 years of the Goan Institute. It was way off the mark.? The Goans in Dar were celebrating the feast of SFX in 2005....there is a Statute of SFX in the Cathedral......The photo shows clearly that there was a sizable Goan community if you could count all the children. The builders of the GI were from from India ....you can tell by their dress and turbans.. But You are right . Doc,Goans started associations in Zanzibar in the 1880s.? I am now learning from you, that "Before the St. Joseph's Cathedral was built in Zanzibar, Sunday mass was celebrated at either the Portuguese or the French Counsel's residence. Later on, mass was sometimes celebrated at a Goans house and then dinner, etc was served. From these gatherings, Goan Goans arrived in Tanganyika before the Germans did and started associations there too. I have seen a letter signed by (the then Portuguese) Goans in Dar - prior to WWI - pledging allegiance to the Kaiser. I would have loved to have seen the looks on the signatories faces when the troops of the Kaiser's cousin marched into Dar es Salaam, a few years later.? You State I am underlining *"The reason, I think, that we celebrated just 100 years of the Dar Institute is because the old association had to be disbanded and a new association formed with adherence to British laws. In a magnificent twist of fate, the new Goan Institute secured a German property that the British had confiscated (spoil of war?) - which was right in the center of tow*n.? Mervyn that is not correct. The Germans did not regard Goans as Indians but Portuguese. So they could be treated in one of the finest Hospitals in the Tropics, The European Hospital, In addition they were allowed to have property and put permanent Structures ! Hence Architect Almeida and the Menezes ? put up Light Hse right next to St. Joseph. Mr. Cajaten Vaz, was probably responsible for that ...He worked for the Custodian of Enemy Property during the British Period. His daughter was Fina....he had 3 blocks of flats. JP Luis , Jerry's father stayed in one we were in the same building...above was Fina and Her Husband Edward Noronha. Next to them in yet another building were the Sequiera Family, below was a Muslim family with many Goan Friends Finally let me help...There was British Explorer...called Burton. THis fellow came to Goa and was shocked by the Goan Women that they were bold, westernized...He thought they were "Loose". Now Burton teams up with a fellow British called Speke. Guess what they had two Goans as "valet" ...one of them was called Rodrigues, I think. They walked and walked until they came to Lake Victoria ....Both these explorers were sick, the Goans looked after them. I do not know what they fed them ...probably Kanji and a bit of mango pickle in salt. I have a copy of Burtons Blue Mountains in DSM ....I would like to Donate it to Quepem .....but maybe I get another copy. Give one to Quepem College and another to UDSM Ok Mervyn that's all from Grandolfo