Hi John, I've met Joao. We spent a lovely afternoon with him several years ago. I had gone to the Escola de Artesanato near our adega in Santo Amaro, Pico and he was in there visiting with the women who own the school. My Portuguese is limited and the women and I always had difficulty conversing. One of them asked him to translate for us. That led to the most delightful afternoon! He told me I looked like a "woman of Pico" (he said the eyes)! and asked about my family names. I told him my Pico names of de Castro and Cardosa and that started him with the story of my Cardosa's were probably of Jewish descent and how they had become "crypto jews". Needless to say I wanted to know more so he came and spent the afternoon with us. What a wealth of knowledge. I have a paper he wrote out for me with the names of all of his books and his address etc. I wish I had had a tape recorder that day because it was like being in class! Subsequently I found one of his books in the airport gift shop in Lajes. I have some very nice pictures of him we took that day. It was a memorable experience! I think he was on Pico to visit a brother of his. I haven't seen him the last couple of years and hope he's well. Best regards,Nancy Jean Baptista
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 03:24:07 -0700 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] The name Pimentel From: gfsjo...@gmail.com To: azores@googlegroups.com Yes indeed Nancy On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 11:30 AM, nancy jean baptiste <fishsongf...@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi John, I'm wondering if this cousin of yours is the same Joao Antonio Gomes Vieira whom has published numerous books including "O Homem e o Mar"? Nancy Jean Baptista Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 10:34:16 -0700 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] The name Pimentel From: gfsjo...@gmail.com To: azores@googlegroups.com A cousin of mine, Joao Antonio Gomes Vieira, retired curator of the museum in Santa Cruz , Flores, once told me that the Vasconcelos and Pimentel families were "New Christians". He did not elaboate, that is, he didn't say if "ALL" Vasconcelos and Pimentels were New Christians or just those in our family. Possibly a family legend, but I'm offering this for what it's worth. John Vasconcelos On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel <rfrancispimen...@comcast.net> wrote: The name is not necessarily a Jewish name. In tracing my line to Achada Grande I found no indication there is a New Christian in the records I have looked at which go back to the year 1700. Because you find some people using a surname that is Jewish does now mean the name is Jewish in origin. During the persecution many Jewish people adopted other names in attempts to hide their heritage. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TXFormerly of Epping, New Hampshire Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha Ponta Delgada, and Achada Grande, Sao Miguel, Acores From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Linda Norton Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:56 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] The name Pimentel Is that a Jewish name? I did find years ago which I can’t find now a breakdown of names and their decent. 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