Malasadas in us
What do these two flags have in common?
The blue and white is the flag of the Azores islands. The blue flag with the Union Jack is the colonial flag of St Christopher (St Kitts), Nevis and Anguilla islands. Both island groups were administered by the colonial powers of Portugal and Great Britain, respectively.
OK, so what is the connection?
Post-1834, there was migration of persons from the Azores and Madeira to all of the Caribbean islands, including Bermuda.
“On November 4, 1849, the first Portuguese immigrants arrived in Bermuda aboard the ship Golden Rule. These early immigrants came primarily from the island of Madeira.” (Bermudian.com)
These persons initially worked in the agriculture sector as the previously enslaved persons could no longer be forced to work the fields.
As life goes, there were eventually some relationships formed between those from the Portuguese islands and those formerly enslaved and their descendants. This led to both marriages and children of mixed ancestry in all of the islands, including Bermuda. Many persons of both Azorean and African descent migrated from St Kitts & Nevis to Bermuda.
With this being the case, there are some/many of us who will do a DNA test and find they have a combination of African and Portuguese/Azorean/Madeiran ancestry.
Essentially, many of us are cousins in more ways than one. So, cheers to the malasadas (Portuguese doughnuts) in all of us.
Pun intended.
O que estas duas bandeiras têm em comum?
O Azul e Branco é a bandeira das Ilhas Açorianas. A bandeira azul com a Union Jack é a bandeira colonial das ilhas de São Cristóvão (São Cristóvão), Nevis e Anguilla. Ambos os grupos insulares eram administrados pelas potências coloniais de Portugal e da Grã-Bretanha, respectivamente.
OK, então qual é a conexão?
Após 1834, houve migração de pessoas dos Açores e da Madeira para todas as ilhas das Caraíbas, incluindo as Bermudas.
“A 4 de novembro de 1849, chegaram às Bermudas os primeiros imigrantes portugueses a bordo do navio Regra de Ouro. Estes primeiros imigrantes vieram principalmente da ilha da Madeira.” (Bermudian.com)
Essas pessoas inicialmente trabalhavam no setor agrícola, pois as pessoas anteriormente escravizadas não podiam mais ser forçadas a trabalhar no campo.
Com o passar da vida, acabaram por se formar algumas relações entre os das ilhas portuguesas e os ex-escravizados e seus descendentes.
Isto levou a casamentos e filhos de ascendência mista em todas as ilhas, incluindo as Bermudas. Muitas pessoas de ascendência açoriana e africana migraram de São Cristóvão e Neves para as Bermudas.
Sendo assim, há alguns/muitos que vão fazer um teste de ADN e vão descobrir que têm uma combinação de ascendência africana e portuguesa/açoriana/madeirense.
Essencialmente, muitos de nós somos primos em mais de uma maneira. Por isso, aplausos aos malassadas em todos nós.
Trocadilho intencional.
• Christopher Famous is the government MP for Devonshire East (Constituency 11). You can reach him on WhatsApp at 599-0901 or e-mail at carib_pro@yahoo.com
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