Absolutely,
Constantino's father is from Fontainhas, Panaji, the capital city of Goa.
Perhaps, Gabriel Figueiredo even knows his grandfather, Carlos Xavier.
Constantino speaks Portuguese because he has grown up in Lisbon...perhaps that
is what Gabriel calls Portuguese "extraction"
;-)). He was
Hi Jose,
I am sure you will have read my email to Constantino confirming that we do
not need to take this matter further following Constantino's clarification
of my genuine query regarding his use of "continental Portugal".
Thank you very much for your interest in the matter.
Cornel
h all good wishes,
Cornel
- Original Message -
From: "Constantino Xavier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 1:06 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Re: Journalism in Portuguese India 1821-1961
Dear Cornel,
Doutor Colaço has already given his opinion about this.
I j
Tino Xavier wrote thus in a response to Jorge de Abreu Noronha: favouring an independent Goa was small and insignificant (though some of its
member very influential), when
compared to the mainstream activists favouring integration within India.>
Dear Tino,
Would you please expand on the above
--- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Jose,
I am sure you will have read my email to Constantino
confirming that we do not need to take this matter
further following Constantino's clarification of my
genuine query regarding his use of "continental
Portugal".
Thank you very much for your intere
Cornel wrote to Constantino:
1: Thank you very much for your explanation for your
contemporary, repeat, contemporary use of "continental
Portugal"
2: I very much regret to say that your use of
"continental Portugal" is quite misleading. It is also
totally inappropriate and incorrect. Portugal is
Dear Jorge,
my statement was mostly directed at the 20th century freedom struggle, and I
wanted to point out that the current favouring an independent Goa was small
and insignificant (though some of its member very influential), when
compared to the mainstream activists favouring integration
Dear Cornel,
Doutor Colaço has already given his opinion about this.
I just want to calrify that I obviously do not consider Portugal a
continent, nor assume it has ever been a continent. I have also never said
or implied so.
What I meant by "continental Portugal", was "mainland Portugal". D