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Scenes from the History of the Portuguese in Guyana

Name: Scenes from the History of the Portuguese in Guyana
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ISBN: 9780951153109

by Mary Noel Menezes · 1986 edition

An illustrated history of the Madeiran Portuguese in British Guiana, who began arriving in 1835 to work on sugar plantations and later became a prominent merchant community.

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Author: Mary Noel Menezes
Edition year: 1986
Publisher: M. N. Menezes
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9780951153109

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