Recent content by nuno77

Olá Duarte, so it seems you don't have anyone from the Minho region (https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minho_(prov%C3%ADncia). Nowadays it corresponds to the districts of Braga and Viana do Castelo. Braga and Guimarães are the biggest cities: you can find many people with these surnames. You...

Minho é uma província histórica. Aveiro é um districto. Concelho = município. Freguesia é a menor divisão administrativa em Portugal e no antigo Império Português, semelhante à paróquia civil dos outros países.

Duarte, do you know the specific areas (freguesias/concelhos)?

Dear Moesan, could you tell something about Rui Filipe (1968-1994), a former FC Porto player? Merci!

When you mention "Atlantic genes" to which haplogroups are you referring to? The Celtic ones or the Germanic ones? NW Iberia is very much Atlanto-Celtic: R1b L-21. The Germanic Suebi established their capital in Bracara Augusta, the modern city of Braga and former capital of Roman...

I would be cautious about using the term "Moorish". It has a strong religious conotation. Most of 711 AD invaders were North African Berbers that were subjugated by the Islamic Arab invaders. I think these Arab (mostly J1) invaders didn't leave a big genetic footprint. North Africa and...