[Goanet] Goans lived under the Portuguese

2009-09-12 Thread Jean Marcos Catao
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Re: [Goanet] Goans lived under the :Portuguese

2009-09-09 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
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[Goanet] Goans lived under the Portuguese

2009-09-09 Thread Antonio Menezes
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[Goanet] Goans lived under the :Portuguese

2009-09-03 Thread Antonio Menezes
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[Goanet] Goans lived under the Portuguese

2009-09-02 Thread Antonio Menezes
Yes, they did for 451 years from 1510 to 1961. Were the Portuguese in Goa for the benefit of Goans ? Yes, but for a small minority of mostly mestissos, bamons and bhatkars. Let us face it. Portugal was a colonial power just like Spain, France, Britain, Netherlands etc. .These powers occupied

Re: [Goanet] Goans lived under the Portuguese

2009-09-02 Thread rcabral
You are absolutely right. In fact the vast majority of people were oblivious of what went on around them except the fear, fear of assault and deprivation both within and without. They led simple lives and were economically poor. Their dwellings were single roomed mud houses built like chawls.

Re: [Goanet] Goans lived under the Portuguese

2009-09-02 Thread J. Colaco jc
Antonio Menezes wrote the following: 'Were the Portuguese in Goa for the benefit of Goans ? Yes, but for a small minority of mostly mestissos, bamons and bhatkars' R Cabral added this: a: You are absolutely right. b: In fact the vast majority of people were oblivious of what went on around

Re: [Goanet] Goans lived under the Portuguese

2009-09-02 Thread Carvalho
--- On Wed, 9/2/09, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: I must say that in my first year of medical school, I had the good fortune of traveling (on 20 consecutive weekends) with Jack and Erasmo Sequeira, Anant B Naik (Babu Naik) and Vasu Sarmalakar ALL over Goa for the Opinion Poll.