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João Marto on 13 August 1917

João Marto

Seer's familyVillagerbrother of Francisco and Jacinta, aged 11
13 AugSecond-handPartlySworn deposition2 km awayThunder / noiseSeers' words overheard
As told by Olímpia de Jesus
English

When João came home in the evening, his mother asked if he had seen anything. He answered that he saw Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta on their knees by the holm oak, heard Lúcia speak, and when Lúcia said: – “She's going away now, Jacinta” – he heard a roar like a rocket, but saw nothing. And he added that his eyes even hurt from looking up into the air. He was then eleven years old.

Português (original)

Quando o João veio à noite, a mãe perguntou se tinha visto alguma coisa. Ele respondeu que viu a Lúcia, o Francisco e a Jacinta de joelhos, ao pé da azinheira, ouviu a Lúcia falar e quando a Lúcia disse: – “Ela já lá vai, ó Jacinta” – ouviu uma rugida como de um foguete, mas não viu nada. E acrescentava que até lhe doía os olhos de olhar para o ar. Contava então onze anos de idade.

DCF Seleção, Doc. 80 (= DCF II, Doc. 4) · interrogation · 28 Sep 1923 (6 years later)View scanLink

Read it in context: the full document (DCF Seleção, Doc. 80 (= DCF II, Doc. 4)) ·all passages by João Marto