I sent another letter to the Editor of "The Providence Journal"
Manuel Luciano da Silva, Medical Doctor

E-mail drlucianodasilva@gmail.com   Website www.dightonrock.com

October 4^th, 2011

To the Editor of "The Providence Journal"
Get your flags straight!

Here are the pages of "The Providence Journal" with the Portuguese and Spanish flags mixed up.

Another thing that amazes me is the fact that are so many Portuguese Americans in this region  and NOBODY has the guts to blast the Providence Journal for their unfriendly  attitude against Portugal  and the Portuguese! It is amazing. No wonder they continue to abuse us! 

Here is the letter I sent to the paper:

Dear  Editor:

Once again  “The Providence Journal “ has confused   Portugal with   Spain. In  the article “45 losers, one winner “ -  PJ  October 4, 2011, -  the Portuguese  flag was labeled  Spain’s,  and the Spain’s  flag was   labeled Portugal’s . For many years here in USA  the general  public and even some learned people got  into  the habit  of calling  Portugal  a Province of Spain.

Portugal became independent in 1139 and Spain attained  her  independence,  as we know it today, 353 years later!

Even today NONE of  the Anglo-Saxon Encyclopedias do NOT  give any information about the Portuguese National Symbols  including the Cross of the Order of Christ which was displayed   on all  the sails of the Portuguese  caravels which  discovered the  entire world during  the XV  century!  Why such a bias against Portugal?!

Respectfully,

Manuel Luciano da Silva, M.D.
Bristol, RI 02809

This letter was published on the "Providence Journal"  on October 13, 2011