MACAU: TRIUMPH AND TRIBULATION by Stuart Braga Written at the request of Ed Rozario, President of the Casa de Macau Australia, this series of six essays outlines several aspects of the turbulent history of Macau over a period of four centuries. They were first published in ‘Casa Down Under’ the newsletter of the Casa de […]
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The great days of Macau 1557-1640 by Stuart Braga First published in the Casa de Macau (Australia) Bulletin The first Portuguese attempts to trade with China in the early 16th century ended in disaster when an embassy was despatched to the Imperial Court at Peking, led by Tomé Pires whose book Suma Oriental was an important reference
Guia – fortress, chapel and lighthouse by Stuart Braga Macau in 1835. This picture appeared in Anders Ljungstedt’s book. The three hills are Guia on the right, Monte Fort in the centre and Penha on the left. More than 300 years ago as mariners approached Macau the first glimpse they had of this tiny European
The great typhoon of 1874 by Stuart Braga Edited version of an article published in the Casa Down Under Newsletter, vol 20 Issue 4, Sept 2008 A grande calamidade. So begins the report of the session of the Leal Senado (the Macau Council) of 29 September 1874, quoted by the prolific Macau historian, Father Manuel Teixeira. Writing in
Surrender, or we’ll flatten Macau by Stuart Braga Article originally published in Casa de Macau Australia Bulletin of 10 July 2009 A little over two centuries ago, little Macau, remote and isolated from world affairs, narrowly escaped being caught up in the worldwide struggle between Britain and France under Napoleon. Fearing that the French might
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The Border Gate, or Portas do Cerco by Dr Stuart BragaOriginally published in the Casa de Macau Australia News Vol 28 Issue 3, July 2014Click on an image to see it in full size. The boundary between Macau and what is commonly called the Mainland is now defined by tall buildings and a well-organised border post, some 3
O Governador do Inferno Dom Sebastião Lobo da Silveira, Governador de Macau, 1638-1644 Stuart Braga Versão editada de um artigo publicado pela primeira vez na Australian Casa de Macau Newsletter Se você pensou que nossos líderes políticos deixam algo a desejar, então pense novamente. Além dos terríveis ditadores da Europa do século XX e dos
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By the Skin of its Teeth by Stuart Braga Article originally published in Casa de Macau Bulletin The Portuguese authorities in Macau between September and December 1808 faced the most serious challenge to Portuguese rule since the Dutch attack in 1622. This time, a powerful British force landed and remained for three months, though, curiously,
‘An Unexampled Calamity’ The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 by Stuart Braga Article originally published in Casa de Macau Australia Bulletin ‘Without exaggeration I may assert that so far as trade and commerce are concerned the plague has assumed the importance of an unexampled calamity. So stated the dispatch of the Governor of Hong Kong,
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MONTE FORT by Dr Stuart Braga Originally published in Casa de Macau Australia News, April 2014, Vol 27 Issue 3 You step onto the escalator taking you up into the Macau Museum and you glide past an ancient wall that looks as though it has always been there. Once inside, you see a fine display
