John, I can't speak for anyone but myself, but to me history = facts -- and those who seek to rewrite and mythologize their history in order to suit their vanity are a pox upon the pursuit of truth.
Bear in mind that I came from a family that concealed its Portugueseness from me -- claiming to have been "Flemish" (yes, I know there were some Flemings who settled in the Azores, but this was pure sophistry on my family's part, perhaps to avoid prejudice but in my view perpetuating the prejudice at least by omission -- and when I discovered the truth about my father's family's origins in some old documents, I was initially denounced as "mistaken" by an elderly aunt who was part of the concealment plot (she later slashed my equal share of her estate in her will to a pittance, in retaliation for my continuing to pursue my Luso roots). Katharine. On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 12:48:25 PM UTC-5, Richard Francis Pimentel wrote: > > *Hi All, * > > * * > > *I came across this record several years ago in Achada and was confused > by it. I went back this morning and realize that is was because the parent > was a slave. It is a bit hard to read. * > > * * > > *What I can make out is it says “Francisca daughter of Elena de Medeiros > single slave of Joanna Amaral widow of Captain Antonio de Medeiros. Born > 26 Nov 1754* > > * * > > * * > > * > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-ACHADA-B-1751-1770/SMG-ND-ACHADA-B-1751-1770_item1/P27.html > > * > > * * > > *Rick* > > * * > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Spring, TX* > > *Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire * > > * * > > *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* > > > -- 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."
