Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: History channel

2015-02-26 Thread Liz Migliori
I guess I was shocked because I've heard some say that they found their ancestor was a slave. And yes, I was thinking if the Americas. Don't know why I was do shocked really. Life is.. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 26, 2015, at 7:23 AM, João Ventura wrote: > > Liz, > > No, we were not. O

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: History channel

2015-02-26 Thread João Ventura
I meant colonies in the Americas instead of Africa. On Thursday, 26 February 2015 16:23:56 UTC+1, João Ventura wrote: > > Liz, > > No, we were not. Or yes we were. Depends on how you want to look at it.. > Way before the Portuguese, the Romans were known for capturing slaves in > (North) Africa

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: History channel

2015-02-26 Thread João Ventura
Liz, No, we were not. Or yes we were. Depends on how you want to look at it.. Way before the Portuguese, the Romans were known for capturing slaves in (North) Africa and shipping them over to Rome and other regions of the Empire. So we (the Portuguese) weren't the first ones to do so. HOWEVER,