He was the Rev. Minguel da Piedade Siqueira, an Aldona native, many of must remember his nephew, the late Carey Franklin Siqueira, the Panjim optician. A Rachol graduate, he was 40 when dispatched to Mocambique on a job that combined government and church duties. His publications from there lead to election to the Royal Geographical Society of Lisbon, a coveted position. In 1904, at fifty, he had made Portugal, and the plum soon followed: Capelao Fidalgo da Casa Real - Royal Chaplain, a post that no doubt helped blend faith with intrigue ! Republican rumblings were already in motion then, and Carlos the First was shot in 1908, along with his heir. Months later, Padre Siqueira was shot. Bombarded by the navy, an injured Manuel the Second made his way to sanctuary at the British embassy, then lived and died in exile in England. Our family has never attempted to learn more about the affair, the Padre-Tio portrait still hangs in the living room. eric.
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