This book is about Afonso de Albuquerque’s grand dream of creating in Asia a community of people who would be loyal to the Portuguese crown
This book is about Afonso de Albuquerque’s grand dream of creating in Asia a community of people who would be loyal to the Portuguese crown not just politically, but emotionally as well.
Albuquerque had conceived a three pronged attack on Goan identity: conversion to Christianity, annihilation of the native language and the mixing of the blood.
Once these three roots of identity – religion, language and race – were severed, Albuquerque expected Goans to be a lost people, naturally gravitating towards a Portuguese identity.
About the Author
Prof. L. A. Rodrigues was a teacher of Portuguese at the Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Miramar.
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