Since Falcao likes to only see pictures on the internet as proof, here is a map of the Portuguese territories in India in the 1600s showing the island of Goa:
http://www.colonialvoyage.com/eng/asia/india/goa/images/foto2.jpg This map of the island of Goa appears in the Livro das plantas das fortalezas, citades e provoaçoes do Estado da India Oriental com as descriçoes do maritimo dos Reinos e Provincias onde estão situadas e oultros portos principais daquelas partes (circa 1620-40). Cheers, Santosh On Saturday, December 21, 2013 11:39 AM, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão <drferdina...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Santosh Helekar chimbelcho at yahoo.com on Fri Dec 20 > 07:15:27 PST 2013 wrote: > > Here is accurate information for the benefit of Falcao and > others regarding the use by the Portuguese of the term "island of > Goa" or "ilha de Goa" to refer only to the island of Tiswadi > even as late as 1736… > > ....Edital of the Inquisition (14th April 1736) > > I would kindly request Falcao to translate the above… > > > COMMENT > > Shri. > Helekar, How accurate is your "Inquisition" ? or for that matter the > author of "Edital of the Inquisition? > > > Can you > tell us now on what basis you claim to propagate “accurate information”? > > Have you > provided us link to your “accurate” site? Or the site you reproduce your > “credible” quote? > Or as usual, they are in > books in your possession?Shri. Helekar, Sure I will provide you with a > string > of translations herein below on "Ilha de Goa": > > > http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-485365&fid=4207&c=mozambique > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/zug55/8153785175/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/zug55/8153782195/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/zug55/8153790747/ > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4MpDoHzr-o > > http://www.panoramio.com/photo/91064602 > > http://mz.geoview.info/in_dhow_verso_la_ilha_de_goa,10480906p > > http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/photos/Africa/GoaMOZ/GoaMOZ.htm > > ETC…. ETC… a > thousand more sites if one googles. > > Can Shri. > Helekar tell all how “accurate” his accuracy is? > > > > Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. >
