Dano, I really appreciate your concise description of how the Flemish came to the Azores. May I have your permission to use it in my family tree? Sam in Maz
-----Original Message----- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dano Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:45 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Silvina Cunha The surname "Rose" is the anglicized version of the Portuguese surname "Rosa," which in turn is the Portuguese adaptation of the Flemish surname "Roos." Background: After the Azores were discovered, Prince Henry found it difficult to get the pampered Portuguese nobility to leave their comfortable surroundings on the continent, and venture off into the vast unknown ocean to live in isolation, on a few islands bereft of all of those aforementioned comforts. A timely intervention by Henry's cousin, the Duchess of Lancaster, who appealed to Henry on behalf of the Flemish people, after they had been left destitute in the aftermath of a war for the Netherlands. So, Henry agreed to invite the Flemish people to migrate to, and populate the islands of the Azores (two problems "solved)." They settled mostly in the central group of islands (Faial, Pico, Sao Jorge, and Graciosa). The result of the Flemish colonization brought with it new customs and new names, which the Portuguese islanders accepted, and so, the Flemish were quickly assimilated into the Azorian society. On Oct 30, 9:14 pm, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Repost for Michelle Cunha, cunha.michelle at gmail.com: > > Hi all, > > I googled "Silvina Cunha" and came across a thread from 2007. I > believe Silvina may be in my line. I'd like to be able to authenticate > the information by contacting the cities and gaining birth, marriage, > and death certificates. > > Also, is "Rose" a Portuguese name or is it an Americanized version of > a Portuguese name? If it is Americanized, what is the original word? > Silvina had two sisters named Rose and Mary. I assume "Mary" was actually "Marie" > but am unsure of what Rose would've been. Suggestions? > > Peace, > > Michelle -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
