Dia de S. João In the 17th Century, Macau was a rich and valuable Portuguese trading post. In late June 1622 a large Dutch force attacked Macau. A small group of defenders, augmented by volunteers, fought bravely and defeated the invaders on the 24th June, the feast of the birth of St John the Baptist. […]
Ruins of S. PauloA church on the site was first built in 1580 but was burnt in 1595 and 1601. Reconstruction started in 1602 and completed in 1637. It was 37 metres long, 20 metres wide, 11 metres high – the largest church in East Asia. It had a grand vaulted roof and three magnificently
In search of a better world:a social history of the Macaenses in ChinaCandidate: B. H. M. KooDegree: MA HonoursYear of Submission: 2000University of Western Sydney© Barney Koo, Sydney AustraliaBarney.Koo@Gmail.comContentsTitle pageContent pageSummaryAcknowledgementsAbbreviations used1 IntroductionThe Macaenses – Survival techniques and skills – The contributions of the communities – Literature Review – Aims and scope of the Thesis –
Padre Manuel Teixeira[This is an extract, roughly translated, from a series of articles in Portuguese about Macau during the Second World War, written apparently by Fr Manuel Teixeira in the early 1980s.]After 40 years, few today remember a man who, during World War II (1941-1945), organised a project of interracial salvation that supported 35,000 families,
MACAU:TRIUMPH AND TRIBULATIONby Stuart BragaWritten 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 Macau, Australia© Stuart Braga
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The Macanese – A Legacy of Portugal in ChinaFrederic A. (Jim) SilvaEdited talk given at the 2004 Encontro in Macau.Whoever said “East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet” ” had obviously never met a Macanese, for in the Macanese there has been the perfect blending of East and West.What
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Talu Jorge Remedios.The basic requirements are just two sticks: a ‘bat’ about 18 inches long and a talu or peewee which is a wooden dowel about 1 inch in diameter and 3 to 5 inches long, sharpened at both ends.The batter begins by flicking the talu with the bat from a hole in the ground
SÃO PAULOMacau’s most famous landmark is the façade of the Church of the Mother of God (Madre de Deus), which is today commonly called (St Paul’s church). It is all that is left of what was once the outstanding baroque structure of Eastern Asia. An earlier church was first constructed on the site in 1580,
The Fighting Lorchas of Macau by J. Bosco Correa This is an edited version of an article first published in the Bulletin of Casa de Macau (Australia). The lorcha, which was so much a part of Macau’s maritime scene and it’s rich history, is still commemorated today in Macau’s cuisine by one of it’s popular dishes
The Dutch Attack and Rout at Macau, 24 June 1622 by J. Bosco CorreaThis is an edited version of an article first published in the Bulletin of Casa de Macau (Australia). Philip III of Spain(Philip II of Portugal)In the early part of the 17th Century, Portugal had a great advantage in trade with China and Japan
