Hacker News Reader

I do disagree with your last sentence, a lot of Portuguese are proud of their north-african connections. Most families come from "newly-christians" after all (and you gotta blame Spain's Phillips for that one).

View on HN

I'd really like to know how you reach the conclusion of "most families" when we are talking about two ethno-religious minorities, that allegedly were victims of indiscriminate killings, and mass deportations to the Low Lands, North Africa and to the Americas, but end up leaving a gigantic genetic footprint.

At least be coherent.

It's easy to know who comes from a "newly-christian" family in Portugal. Their surnames are those of trees or animals.

I know this cause I'm one, and I'm Portuguese.

>Their surnames are those of trees or animals.

Not every Pereira or Coelho is descendent of new Christians. Some sure, but definitely not all.

I have to admit that I included Portugal without giving it much thought.

I was honestly mostly thinking about Spain and added Portugal assuming they would be the same from the perspective of identity. I stand corrected.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com