Manuel Caetano Alvares

Rev. Dr Manuel Caetano Alvares was born in Belbatta, in the Island of Chorão, Goa on 2 June 1709.[1]

Manuel Caetano Alvares
Personal details
Born(1709-06-02)2 June 1709
Chorão, Goa
Died(1766-04-06)6 April 1766
Margão, Goa
Spouse(s)Paula Ribeiro
ChildrenDr. Pedro António Álvares,Vicente Manuel Álvares
ResidenceMargão, Goa
ProfessionDoctor, Clergyman,

Biography

Rev. Dr Manuel Caetano Alvares was Son of Rev. Dr Vicente Álvares and Joana Marcelina Correia and Husband of Paula Ribeiro. He had two children Dr. Pedro António Álvares, (Fidalgo de Cota-de-Armas.) and Vicente Manuel Álvares, (Padre.)

A canonist, he was granted the title(degree)"Doctor of Canon Law" by the Portuguese Government. He married twice and after the death of his second wife,he entered the priesthood and was ordained priest on 20 September 1738. He was granted the title"Senhor da Villa de Margao" where he died in 1766.[1]

Family

Dr Manuel Caetano Alvares was a descendant of Goncalo Alvares and the son Dr Vincent Alvares. Originally the family came from Querem and was the Culcarnim of the Village. The Family had a perpetual grave in the St Bartholomew's Church (Chorão Island). The family left Chorão either due to the Epidemics in Chorão Island or because of Manuel Caetano Alvares profession to settle in Margao[1]

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References
  1. The Island of Chorão (A Historical Sketch) 1962 By Francisco Xavier Gomes Catão page 81 OCLC 29051875

Bibliography
  • The Island of Chorão (A Historical Sketch) By Francisco Xavier Gomes Catão, Mar Louis Memorial Press, Alwaye (1962)
  • Health and Hygiene in Colonial Goa, 1510-1961 By Fatima da Silva Gracias (1994) Page 176 OCLC 722223179
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