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The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago : Portrait of an Ethnic Minority.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ferreira, Jo-Anne S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trinidad and Tobago.
- Portuguese.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Kingston : University of the West Indies Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- Traditionally a navigating and migratory people, Portuguese settlers came to the Caribbean as early as the seventeenth century. The ancestors of the modern Portuguese community in Trinidad and Tobago hailed from the archipelago of Madeira, fleeing their homeland in search of an economic and religious haven from the 1830s onwards.
- Contents:
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Foreword to the First Edition Selwyn J. Ryan
- Foreword to the Revised Edition Bridget Brereton
- Acknowledgements / Agradecimentos
- Introduction
- 1 Portuguese Settlement in Trinidad and Tobago
- 2 Bakers, Winemakers and More
- 3 “Neither Fish nor Fowl”: The Place of the Portuguese in Trinidad and Tobago Society
- 4 Two Religious Factions Come Face to Face
- 5 Clubs, Arts and Cuisine: Portuguese Cultural Life
- 6 The Life Cycle of the Portuguese Language
- Conclusion
- Plates
- Appendices
- A. Some Portuguese Family Names in Trinidad and Tobago
- B. Some Portuguese Place Names in Trinidad and Tobago
- C. Ministers, Supply Ministers and Associate Ministers of the St Ann’s Church of Scotland, 1847–2018
- D. Consuls and Vice Consuls for Portugal in Trinidad and Tobago, 1893–2018
- E. Leaders of Associação Portuguesa Primeiro de Dezembro, 1905–2018
- F. Presidents of the Portuguese Club, 1927–2018
- G. The Portuguese National Anthem: “A Portuguesa”
- H. Interviews
- I. Some Highlights of the Portuguese Experience in Trinidad and Tobago: A Timeline
- Notes
- References
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- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ferreira, Jo-Anne S. The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago
- ISBN:
- 9789766406622
- 9766406626
- OCLC:
- 1412622469
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