Nobles
Nobres Nobles A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Aqui listamos os ancestrais dos macaenses que eram nobres. Here we list ancestors of Macanese who were nobles. ← Awards ← Condecorações
People
List of Portuguese Members of HKVDC
List of Portuguese Members of HKVDC Drawing by Naneli Baptista. See also the album of his drawings. Many Portuguese men fought – and some died – in the defence of Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion in December 1941. Prisoners of war were interned in concentration camps in Hong Kong and elsewhere, where more died.* The defence of Hong
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People
Search people Search Clear People A-ZPessoas A-ZHere we list people mentioned in biographies, articles, etc., as well as authors of publications.Aqui listamos pessoas mencionadas em biografias, artigos, etc., bem como autores de publicações.
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CHAPTER 8 Conclusion – some reflectionsThe history of the Macaenses in China was primarily a story of survival and a struggle for recognition and relevance. It described how they rose from a small band of traders engaged in illicit trade to become the sole European outpost in China for over three centuries. From shaky foundations
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CHAPTER SEVENIn search of a better worldFor the Macaenses in Mainland China, as for other foreign communities, the Communist victory in 1949 provided a dramatic end to a century of settlement. In this chapter, we summarised the key features of the various Macaense communities in China. One was the importance of political patronage in their
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CHAPTER 6 The Decade of WarRetreat and integration of the Macaense communitiesDuring the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, China’s history was peppered with one war after another – civil wars and wars with foreign powers over opium or against imperialism. In the history of the Macaenses in China, with the exception of the Opium War (1839-1842),
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CHAPTER FIVEHong Kong Macaenses– from the Opium War to the Cold War (1842 – 1952) Hong Kong Macaenses – British – and best?In 1930 an American abroad wrote an article in the South China Morning Post declaring Hong Kong as not only beautiful, but also “British and best”. It was along similar veins that Macaenses
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CHAPTER FOURMacaense communities in China– Macau, Shanghai, Shantou and Shameen –From the Opium War to the Cold War (1842 – 1952)Treaty aftermath – a survey of the early decadesThe Opium War (1839 – 1842) marked the beginning of a significant period in modern Chinese history. Indeed, in the context of China’s relations with the West,
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CHAPTER THREE Uncharted seas and inhospitable landsMacaenses in China, sixteenth to mid-nineteenth century Inhospitable lands The first three centuries of Macaense settlement in China witnessed the transformation of the community from illegal fringe-dwellers to legitimate traders, from sojourners to settlers, and from living at the outer fringes of the Portuguese empire to being the epicentre
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CHAPTER TWO In the wake of the early pioneersThe Macaenses are a people who were part of the Portuguese empire. As Portugal exerted administrative control over the infant settlement in Macau, the colonial society that emerged resembled other Portuguese colonies in many respects. In this chapter, we survey the colonialists who could be categorised into