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165th Anniversary of the Madeiran Portuguese in Trinidad & Tobago
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF MADEIRA

Dr Alberto Jo�o Cardoso Gon�alves Jardim

It is with great pleasure and great pride that I salute the celebration of the 165th anniversary of the arrival of the first Madeirans to Trinidad & Tobago.

The Islands of Madeira and Porto Santo generated emigration of its peoples en masse, sending thousands and thousands of their citizens to diverse parts of the world. In their new host nations, these emigrants were able to adapt and evolve, putting down roots and helping those countries to develop and prosper.

Madeirans and their Descendants have never forgotten their Country of origin, the little corner where they were born, where they left behind generations to come, and they have never forgotten the history and memory of their now so far away Island.

Saudade (nostalgia) was always profoundly felt, but the will to progress and succeed in life gave Madeirans the necessary strength so that they could carry out their work and live their lives in their new chosen homes.

In an increasingly globalised world, new technologies are already much sought after by members of the second and third generations eager to learn out about the homeland of their parents and grandparents, thereby bringing Madeira and Porto Santo closer to those who one day hope to visit these Atlantic Isles as vacationing tourists.

So it is with sincere friendship and great respect that I wish all Madeiran Descendants of Trinidad & Tobago great success for the future, welcoming this anniversary celebration, so significant to your historical links to the epic migrations from these Madeira Islands. Best wishes.

Funchal, 4 April 2011

(Translated by J.S. Ferreira)


Mensagem do Presidente do Governo Regional da Madeira, Dr Alberto Jo�o Cardoso Gon�alves Jardim

(Original Version in Portuguese - Vers�o original em portugu�s)

� com grande satisfa��o e orgulho que sa�do a celebra��o do 165 anivers�rio da chegada dos primeiros Madeirenses � Trinidad e Tobago.

A Madeira e Porto Santo, ilhas geradoras de grande emigra��o das suas gentes, colocou em diversas partes do mundo milhares e milhares de pessoas, que nas terras de acolhimento souberam se adaptar e evoluir, criando ra��zes e ajudando a desenvolver e a prosperar esses pa�ses.

Os Madeirenses e seus Descendentes, nunca esqueceram a sua Terra de origem, o seu cantinho onde nasceram e ao longo dos anos, deixaram �s gera��es que os sucederam, uma hist�ria e uma recorda��o da sua Ilha l� muito longe.

A saudade sempre falou mais alto, mas a vontade de progredir e de singrar na vida, deram o alento suficiente para que os madeirenses podessem desempenhar o seu trabalho e a sua vida nas terras que procuraram para viver.

Num mundo cada vez mais global, as novas tecnologias s�o j� um meio muito procurado pelas segundas e terceiras gera��es, em saber algo sobre a terra dos seus pais e av�s, aproximando assim a Madeira e Porto Santo �queles que ainda, em viagem de turismo, n�o visitaram estas ilhas do Atl�ntico.

� pois com grande amizade e considera��o que desejo a todos os Descendentes dos Madeirenses de Trinidad e Tobago os melhores �xitos futuros, saudando os festejos desta efem�ride t�o significativa para o Vosso percurso hist�rico da epopeia da emigra��o insular madeirense. Com os melhores cumprimentos.

Funchal, 4 de Abril de 2011

9 May 2011