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
Jules Fausto de Sa said,
July 28, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Dear Ladies and Fr Nascimento,
It is indeed interesting reading the information provided. As it so happens, I am rather curious to find the name Castellino (Assagao) and the place Karachi. As it so happens, my grandfather Mathias de Sa Sangolda) had a sister, who was married to a Castellino. As it so happens another sister was married in Assagao. So, you can imagine my surprise as to the coincidence. My father’s family were established in Karachi and the Castellino brother-in-law lived there as well. The last I know is that this branch of the Castellinos moved to Canada. I only have the name Sonny (definitely a pet name).
Another coicidence is that Eslinda’s brother Vincent de Menezes was married to my father’s second cousin Victoria de Souza from Siolim.
I am therefore wondering if you had additional information to help me with this quest.
Regards
Fausto
fr.nascimento mascarenhas said,
July 29, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Dear Fausto
At the moment i do not have any additional informatiom that you wanted. I am also not in the village of Saligao at the moment but i will try to find out. Here in Goa people are not much interested in such matters Nevertheless i pray for you and yours. God bless you
fr. nascimento mascarenhas
Jules Fausto de Sa said,
July 30, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Dear Fr Nascimento,
Thank you for your email. I was hoping to catch the attention of the descendants of Nascimento Abreu.
By the way, there are atleast two other Abreu families from Saligao with links to Karachi and I wonder if there was a connection. The first was the famous Cincinatus d Abreo (The longest serving President of the Karachi Goan Association) as well as one Frank d Abreo. I wonder if there is any connection. I am sure that they are both from Abreu Waddo.
One of my work colleagues is another Saligao Abreu but hailing from Cotula.
Regards and thanks
Fausto
fr. nascimento mascarenhas said,
July 31, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Dear Fausto,
I am not an expert in these matters of geneology but sometimes I do a little research when time permits In this search I may not be 100% sure, sometime guess workome has to do as the people I would like to contact I don’t have them here in Goa. By chance sometimes you meet someone interested in such subject and that too from the native place. But there is hesitation. However i will try to do something for you regarding the Abreus. But the search is like that you may by chance get a clue to work. So I am in this position. Do kindly pray that people may co-operate. Links here ant there put together may reach us somewhere close by.
For you there in Canada? it is weekend holiday when you can slow down for us at the rectory it is just the opposite. However shall research requires lot of patience and never say no passion. At my age plus sickness to balm my body ? Do pray . Things may work. Bye for now. I will remember all the saligaokars to-morrow( sunday 1st august) as it is the feast of St. Anne in Saligao. however i cannot go to saligao as we here in our church are short of priests and 25 thousand to Boas festas fr. nascimednto mascarenhas