Nancy,
I think opportune to remark that ‘moreno’ in portuguese has its
etymological root in the word ‘Mouro’, ‘Moor’ in english.
So, I believe that back in the past the word moreno was specifically used
for tanned skin people of mixed Berber and Arab descent.
Manoel
Em sábado, 11 de
family
records but I have many, many more to search!
Best regards,
Nancy Jean
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:02:48 -0800
From: man...@gmail.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
CC: fishsongf...@hotmail.com
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help translation, flamengos, fayal
Nancy,
I think opportune
Manoel, Rosemarie, Altino and Lee,
Thank you for the information you've shared. I find this record interesting
because it's unusual. I found another record for this same coupleanother
baptism, 1744-1763, page 0024, third record down on the left...Maria,...again,
right after the fathers
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