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People from Martinela who went to Fátima on 13 September

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Many people from Martinela (Arrabal, Leiria) who went to Fátima on 13 September 1917, according to the diary of Manuel Pereira Crespo da Costa Brites, who stayed home ill.

From Martinela, Arrabal (Leiria)The surrounding region1 passage · 13 September 1917

Also written as: people from Martinela who went to Fátima on 13 September (unnamed)

13 SepSecond-handSaw nothingNote
As told by Manuel Pereira Crespo da Costa Brites
English

That day many people went from here to Fátima to see the miracle of the apparition of Our Lady, but nobody saw anything; and at nig[h]t, on the way home, over at Calçadas, in a brawl, Bernardino da Freiria was knifed, and so was the son of the Ferreiro* of Martinel4.

Português

N'esse dia foi d'aqui muita gente á Fatima, para ver o milagre da aparição de N. Senhora, mas ninguem vio nada; e á no[i]te ao recolher ali ás Calçadas em uma dezordem derão uma facada no Bernardino da Freiria, e outra no filho do Ferreiro da Martinel4.

Editors' notes (1)

4 Old form of the name of the hamlet of Martinela.

4 Forma antiga do nome do lugar da Martinela.

DCF III-1, Doc. 26 · note · 13 Sep 1917ScanLink
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