Of course he wasn't! I'm sure if we asked Sanjay about this, he would totally agree... Yours, R.M.
On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 9:10 AM John de Figueiredo <johnde...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I believe I stated this before. Vasco da Gama was not a pirate. Also, > during his brief tenure as Viceroy of India (brief due to his untimely > death), he proved himself to be a great and just leader because he punished > fellow Europeans who were stealing from the crown and restored law, order, > and decency in the government of Goa. Like his predecessor Afonso de > Albuquerque, he applied the norms of justice equally and fairly, > irrespective of race or national origin. (In the case of Albuquerque he > went overboard to punish a fellow European for a relatively minor violation > of one of his orders.) > Let us not allow current political views to cloud the interpretation of > well documented events that took place in the 16th century. > John M. de Figueiredo > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 18, 2024, at 4:25 PM, albert...@sapo.pt wrote: > > > > Did it take 27 years? Demonstration of the “lie” lobby that does not want > to know real facts. I was in Goa once and Mr. Sinari, owner of a record > store, expressed his anger against, in his own words, the pirate Vasco da > Gama. He remembered the Hindu temples that were destroyed by the Portuguese > and the arrest of a family member by the PIDE. > Regards > > > ----- Mensagem de 'Nuno Cardoso da Silva' via Goa-Research-Net < > goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> --------- > Data: Thu, 16 May 2024 12:24:31 +0200 > De: 'Nuno Cardoso da Silva' via Goa-Research-Net < > goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> > Assunto: Re: [GRN] Finally the book V. Gama by S. Subramanyam in Portugal > Para: goa-research-net@googlegroups.com > > Historical figures are never wholly good nor wholly bad. Therefore, in > order to have a more realistic view of such figures, it is good that some > writers focus exclusively on the better or worse aspects of their lives. In > that way, we may be able to see such historical figures as human beings and > not as angels or devils. I have no way to know how good or how bad Vasco da > Gama was, and neither has Sanjay Subrahmanyam. But even if he is unfair in > respect of Vasco da Gama it is good he has given us the opportunity to > bring him down to earth. In that way we may focus on his positive > achievements without forgetting his more dubious ones. Whatever Sanjay > Subrahmanyam may say, Vasco da Gama will remain an important figure for > Portugal, for India and for the World at large. But he will also become a > bit more human, and that's good. > > Nuno Cardoso da Silva > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/20240517112503.Horde.RJLBkp22R4j_apmfrKiWStx%40mail.sapo.pt > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/20240517112503.Horde.RJLBkp22R4j_apmfrKiWStx%40mail.sapo.pt?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/0C5351E8-01C7-4C19-8A29-09CF97CA03E5%40sbcglobal.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/0C5351E8-01C7-4C19-8A29-09CF97CA03E5%40sbcglobal.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAF8ZN7RL0f_trDxG2o9VOW4rkFfrqD9momTOpqZ%2Bf2Xnnc6oHA%40mail.gmail.com.
