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The following year, to minimise this tragedy, a group of 19 rich and influential
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Being active in politics and civic associations, he was president of the
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Portuguese nationality and born on 6 May 1842 into a long-established and prominent Macanese family, Nolasco da Silva was the son of Pedro Nolasco da Silva (1803–1874) and Severina Angélica Baptista (1805–1875). His family had lived in Macau as early as the 18th century.
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local education. One of the initial and main objectives of APIM was to establish an educational establishment, centered on the commerce sector, which would allow
Macanese and other Macau residents to occupy important positions in the civil service or in companies in
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signed on 1 December 1887, the second article of which stated that "China confirms, in its entirety, article 2 of the Lisbon
Protocol, which deals with the perpetual occupation and government of Macau by Portugal".
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values, understanding of which was fundamental to appreciation of the mentality and behavior of the
Chinese, who made up the majority of the population of Macau and its surroundings. As a very religious and devout
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Currently, there is at least one public street in Macau named "Rua Pedro
Nolasco da Silva". There were also two schools in Macau named after him: Pedro Nolasco da Silva Official Primary School (Portuguese:
291:, Macau. At an early age, he excelled in the subject of philosophy, in which he obtained some school awards. Later, he became a student interpreter at the Administration for Chinese Business (Portuguese:
676:. According to its distinguished translator, this Chinese book "is written in a modern, elegant and clear style, contains an interesting and instructive outline of the principles of Chinese morals".
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Nolasco da Silva left behind a vast body of written work, including his numerous translations, mostly of works about
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To the Public: In Defence of the Association Promoting the Instruction of Macanese attacked by the Bulletin of the Ecclesiastical Government of the
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Circle of Knowledge in Portuguese and China. For use by those beginning to learn the Chinese language
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The Rudiments of the Chinese Language for Use by Male Central School Students
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508:Angelina Maria Emília Nolasco da Silva (1890–?)
487:Edith Maria Constança Nolasco da Silva (1873–?)
403:(1891) and founder of Farmácia Popular (1895).
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502:Henrique Maria Nolasco da Silva (1884–1969)
484:João Frederico Nolasco da Silva (1871–1951)
481:Porfírio Maria Nolasco da Silva (1869–1957)
362:The most important official mission of the
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