Hello Gabriel! Why do you say that Constantino is of Portuguese extraction? His father is Goan and his mother is German. Maybe (I'm not sure) he was born in Portugal.
Secondly, nowadays the expression "Continental Portugal" is used to signify the small rectangle of the Portuguese Republic that adjoins Spain, in the Iberian peninsula; whereas the archipelagos (autonomous regions) of Madeira and the Azores constitute "Insular Portugal". Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! <goanet@goanet.org> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Journalism in Portuguese India 1821-1961 > > --- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Constantino > > Thank you very much for your explanation for your > > contemporary, repeat, > > contemporary use of "continental Portugal" > > Cornel, > > Pardon me for intruding, but Constantino, being of > Portuguese extraction, is probably talking in terms he > is accustomed to: "continental" Portugal (or "Europa", > as was another termed used then) to distinguish it > from the "overseas" Portugal. I am sure these terms > came from pre-1970s description of the Portuguese > scene. > > Cheers, > > Gabriel de Figueiredo. > Melbourne - Australia. > _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)
