The advocate with a journalistic leaning
August 6th, 2008 at 11:01 am (Famous People)
by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas
Manuel Nascimento de Abreu, born in Saligao’s Abreuvaddo on 14 May 1866, was a well-known advocate as well as an efficient journalist. His parents were Jeronimo Caetano de Abreu and Carlota Coelho. Manuel was an eminent figure in the taluka of his birth and a much sought-after lawyer. He played a major part in all the movements that had “the good of the nation” as their aim.
As a journalist Manuel de Abreu edited the weekly A Epoca. He also collaborated in Conviccao, Verdade and Liberal, the journals of those times. Moreover, he was a member of the various commissions of public service. Over the years he was appointed judge of the Mormugao Municipality, member of the General Junta of the Province, member of the Municipality of Bardez, and associate of the Council of the Government.
He wrote several books including Um Esbulho Violento Fantastico (”A Fantastic Violent Usurpation”). Manuel de Abreu died on 16 January 1946.
Johanna Bayer said,
May 5, 2009 at 11:10 pm
By chance I came across this website – I live in Germany, my father is German, but my mother was born in Saligao in the Abreu house in Abreuvaddo, she is the granddaughter of Nascimento d´Abreu! Her maiden name is Mecia d´Abreu Castellino, her mother – Nascimento´s daughter – married a Castellino. What a lovely surprise to find my great-grandfather mentioned here. My mother was very fond of him, she was 14 when he died. Last year, 2008, I went his grave in the Saligao church, together with my aunt, my mother´s sister Alita, who now lives in Calcutta.
Thank you for this wonderful site, I will share this with my mother and my cousins.
Johanna Bayer (Germany)
alita bhattacharyya said,
May 6, 2009 at 6:09 pm
thank you for this site.
i too am one of the great grandchildren and am based in bangalore.
my mother Alita Castellino DSouza is based in calcutta.
we grew up listening to some wonderful stories of saligao and the abreus.
i visited abreu house just once as a child but the memories are still very vivid.
i hope that through this site we are able to connect with all our relatives.
thank you
alita bhattacharyya
bangalore
alita castellino d'souza said,
May 12, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Thank You for this site
I am the eldest grandchild Of Manuel Nascimento Abreu and Eslinda Praxedes Menezes of Sangolda fondly known as the “morgado” of my grandparents. My grand mother had several brothers and sisters.
My mother Ana Otilia Abreu was married to Rozario Francisco Castellino of Assagao . His father’s name was Pedro Miguel Castellino and mother was Maria Avelina Borges of Olaulim. They had settled in Lonavla. One Castellino branch had settled in Karachi. I would love to hear fom relatives whom I have lost contact with