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Batepá Massacre
The Batepá massacre occurred on 3 February 1953 in colonial São Tomé when hundreds of native Creole peoples#Portuguese Africa, creoles known as ''Forro Creole, forros'' were massacred by the Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe, colonial administration and Portuguese landowners. Many ''forros'' believed the government intended to force them to work as contract laborers, to which they objected. In response, the governor blamed the unrest on communists and ordered the military to round up such individuals and for civilians to protect themselves. This quickly turned into a bloodbath, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of ''forros''. No communist conspiracy was ever proven. Background Carlos Gorgulho assumed office as governor in 1945. At the time São Tomé Island was one of the world's largest producers of Cocoa bean, cocoa. Large plantations, called ''roças'', occupied the majority of the island's farmland. The ''roças'' operated as a quasi-feudal system using contract labo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Batepá
Batepa is a village on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 775 (2012 census).2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe , Instituto Nacional de Estatística It lies 2 km west of Trindade and 2 km east of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sarmento Rodrigues
Manuel Maria Sarmento Rodrigues (15 June 1899 – 1 August 1979) was a naval officer, colonist and professor. He was born in 1899 in Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Portugal. He attended a secondary school in Bragança and attended the University of Coimbra. He entered the Naval School and concluded the marine course in 1921. As a junior officer, he embarked in the '' República'' on board which he was accompanied by Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral through the South Atlantic and in the ''Lis'', he was the aide-de-camp of the Governor-General of Portuguese India and on board the transport ''Pero de Alenquer''. He gave assistance to the victims of the 1926 Horta earthquake. He travelled extensively to the Portuguese colonies of the Far East and Africa. In 1936, he was part of the Hydrographic Mission of the Adjacent Islands. He was put in charge in the survey of the seas of the Azores and the Madeira islands. In 1941, he assumed the command of the torpedo-boat destroyer ''Lima'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
February 1953 In Africa
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the ''leap day''. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer, being the seasonal equivalent of August in the Northern Hemisphere. Pronunciation "February" can be pronounced in several different ways. The beginning of the word is commonly pronounced either as or ; many people drop the first "r", replacing it with , as if it were spelled "Febuary". This comes about by analogy with "January" (), as well as by a dissimilation effect whereby having two "r"s close to each other causes one to change. The ending of the word is pronounced in the US and in the UK. History The Roman month was named after the Latin term , which means "purification", via the purificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
