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Miguel Vicente de Abreu (1827 - 1883) was a Goan historian, a minor official of the Imprensa Nacional (government printing press). He belonged to the group of Goan intellectuals who were trained and sponsored by Cunha Rivara while he was the state secretary of State of Portuguese India. He was Knight of the Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Vila Viçosa and member of the Royal Academy of Sciences (Academia Real das Ciências de Lisboa). ==Historical rivalry== Indo-Portuguese historian Dr Teotónio de Souza narrates〔http://www.goacom.com/the-portuguese-in-goan-folklore〕 an episode which suggests rivalry between local historians in colonial Goa. He refers to the "curious incident" between two Goan historians, Felipe Nery Xavier and Miguel Vicente de Abreu. Comments Souza:〔 "Their contribution to Goan history has been signficant. The former was a first grade officer of the finance department, and he had already made a mark as historian before the arrival in Goa of the Portuguese historian-administrator Cunha Rivara in 1855. The latter was a low-grade employee of the Government printing press, and was a disciple of Cunha Rivara who trained him as historian." According to Souza,〔 Abreu felt victimised by his country colleague who decided to reduce his pay to half, probably because of academic rivalry. Abreu presented a letter of protest to Cunha Rivara, then the Chief Secretary of the State, saying: "If Your Excellency deem that the law is on my side, please do not leave its interpretation to the intelligence of Mr. Felipe Nery, because this native chief (sorry to use this expression) has no concern for his subjects as the Portuguese masters have for their people. Perhaps that is the reason why God has placed you over us. May God keep your Excellency for many years as my boss." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miguel Vicente de Abreu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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