Topasses
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Topasses (Tupasses, Topas, Topaz) were a group of people led by the two powerful families – Da Costa and Hornay – that resided in Oecussi and Flores. The Da Costa families were descendants of Portuguese Jewish merchants. The Hornay were Dutch.
Topasses (Tupasses, Topas, Topaz) were a group of people led by the two powerful families – Da Costa and Hornay – that resided in Oecussi and Flores. The Da Costa families were descendants of Portuguese Jewish merchants. The Hornay were Dutch.
Further reading
Leitão, Humberto (1948), Os Portugueses em Solor e Timor de 1515 a 1702, Lisboa: Liga dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra. Matos, Artur Teodoro de (1974), Timor Português, 1515-1769, Lisboa: Instituto Histórico Infante Dom Henrique. Roever, Arend de (2002), De jacht op sandelhout: De VOC en de tweedeling van Timor in de zeventiende eeuw, Zutphen: Walburg Pers. Yule, Henry, & Burnell, A.C. 1996), Hobson-Jobson. The Anglo-Indian Dictionary, Ware: Wordsworth.
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