Portugal Day was celebrated inside of the Dighton Rock Museum,
Sunday,  June 13, 2010  
By Manuel Luciano da Silva, Medical Doctor

 

The Organization “The Friends of Dighton Rock Museum Inc.”, in cooperation with the  Park Officials,  has  been presenting  special guests with historical programs,  on the second Sundays of the month, starting at 1PM until 3 PM.

As President of “The Friends”  my turn came up, on Sunday June 13, 2010, and I chose the topic “Portugal  Day”. For that I used the 8 panels which I displayed in the Mezzanine  of the City Hall  in Boston  in  July 1976, during the Bicentennial Celebrations  of the United States of America.

These  8 panels synthesize  the analysis  of the Portuguese  inscriptions. I explained each panel in about two  minutes each,  so we  could have  as much time as possible for questions. We  had 88 people  attending inside of the Museum and most were Americans.

The period of questions and answers was fascinating, because this way I could explain in more detail the history of the  Dighton Rock. Everyone  had fun and me too!

Here are some photos of that event and also the panels for you to concentrate on their contents. Enjoy them! I hope this will stimulate you and your  family to visit the Dighton Rock Museum.  

Dighton Rock Museum inaugurated in 1978	Poster at the entrance of the Dighton Rock State Park announcing my  lecture
General aspect of  the audience of my lecture	A  lateral view of the audience
Dr. Da Silva  explaining the panels	Former Vice-Consul of Rhode Island, Mr. Rogério Medina  and his wife and me in the center. They took  the time to come to the Museum to celebrate the Portugal Day with us. That was great!
The three different  aspects of Dighton Rock	The date 1S11. Photo taken at night with the light sideways.
The Royal Charts to Gaspar and Miguel Corte Real, in the Lisbon Archives, Portugal	The three discoveries of Delabarre: (1) The date 1511; (2) the Name of Miguel Corte      Real ; and (3) the Portuguese Coat of Arms in "V" shape.
Panel No. 5 - Discoveries by Fragoso: (1) Three Crosses of  the Order of Christ and (2) The Portuguese Coat of arms in "U" shape	Panel No. 6 - Discovery of the fourth Cross of the Order of Christ by Da Silva and Conclusion of the Portuguese  inscriptions
Photos taken at night with light sideways. Compare  the inscriptions with  the Portuguese symbols.	Comparison of Portuguese land markers in America,  in Africa and in Asia. They ALL  have the same Portuguese National Symbols.

This section of the face of the Rock shows very clearly the inscriptions in comparison with the Portuguese Nationals Symbols. Photo taken at night.