Cornel, You are obviously confused as to how the Portuguese got their surnames, probably by swallowing Portuguese colonial propaganda hook, line and sinker :-)) > All Jorge has done is to bring us up-to-date on the fact that Gouveia is now a thriving city in Portugal whereas it was a village when named after my family some 450 years ago :-)) > If you visit Portugal you will see that almost all their surnames were copied from us Goan Catholics :-)) > --- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jorge > Thank you for demolishing the myth Mario created > regarding his surname > contributing to the name of a village in Portugal. > Any Johnny- come-lately > would know that Portuguese sourced Goan surnames > were a consequence of > Portuguese sourced activity, including naming, in > Goa, and not the other way > round! > Cornel >
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