Margaret, cannot thank you enough for your kind consideration in this matter. I am humbled by the generosity of the entire community. The wealth of knowledge and insight shared by contributors restores faith in humanity. When I asked about Universities possibly involved in studies of history of the Azores, I envisaged only those with Portuguese affiliations and connections. I have had the honour to visit York University, only for an hour, in 2012. Since my original request I have managed to get three reference books on the subject. Warm regards and many thanks Mike
Sent from my iPad > On 24 Mar 2018, at 2:06 AM, Gordon soares <gws...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Margaret > Thanks so much for that reference from York University. Fascinating and quite > interesting. > Gordon Soares > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 22, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Margaret Vicente <margaretvice...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Mike, >> >> Although this may not address your question, York University, and the >> University of Toronto have conducted a studies on the islands you may find >> some answers here, have a look. >> >> http://www.yorku.ca/ccars/files/history/AzoresNineislandsOneHistory.pdf >> >> Here's a small portion about the island of Pico: >> >> " The highest percentage ofJewish'lgenes is found in the Central group >> ofislands. The settlement of Pico may explain this, for the presence of Jews >> in the ilha montanha [mountain island] goes back to 1503.39 This presence >> reflects the fact that, in ~496, King Manuel I of Portugal expelled all >> Jewish families who had not conVerted to Catholicism. At this time, the >> Azores would have been an attractive de~tin1!tion for three reasons: the >> archipelago was distant from the mainland; royal authority was virtually >> nonexistent, which meant that Jewish exiles could'fuaintain their religion; >> and the islands offered the possibility of developing commercial, fmancial >> and industrial activities. Such activities did in fact happen, not so much >> on Pico, but on Sao Miguel and Terceira." >> >> Best, >> Margaret >> >>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 1:14 AM, Mickey Blue <michaelsemm...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> Cheri, thanks again for your help. You always seem to know the right answer >>> or where to look. I have just discovered a couple of books I'm trying to >>> get from Amazon on the subject too. As you have mentioned, it seems any big >>> social changes happened after or around 1900. I think the world was >>> possibly getting new social mores and of course, universal education was >>> changing lives and opening new horizons for working people. >>> >>> I would love to visit one day, but I think that may be a year or two off >>> yet. >>> >>> If anyone elso has more information I would appreciate all you might know >>> or where to find out. Are there Universities which might specalise in >>> studies of Azores, history and customs of the early 1800s, does anyone know? >>> >>> Thank again. >>> >>> Warm regards >>> Mike >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> >> >> >> -- >> Margaret M Vicente >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/azores/iL0C6yZq-yI/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
