The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 8
In a report written for his superior in 1680 he outlines the method clearly: "In order that those whom we have assembled in the three villages may persevere in their settlements, the most efficacious fear and the one most suited to their nature is that the Spaniards of the fort and presidio of Paynaven [2] of whom they have a very great fear, may come very often to the said villages and overrun the land, and penetrate even into their old recesses where they formerly lived; and if perchance they should find anything planted in the said recesses that they would destroy it and cut it down without leaving them anything.
Em um relatório escrito para seu superior em 1680, ele descreve o método claramente: "Para que aqueles que reunimos nos três aldeamentos possam perseverar em seus assentamentos, o temor mais eficaz e o mais adequado à sua natureza é que os espanhóis do forte e presídio de Paynaven [2], dos quais têm um medo muito grande, venham com muita frequência às ditas aldeias e percorram a terra, penetrando até mesmo em seus antigos refúgios onde antes viviam; e se porventura encontrarem algo plantado nos ditos refúgios, que o destruam e cortem sem lhes deixar nada.
And so that they may see the father protects them, when the said Spaniards come to the village, the father opposes them and takes the part of the Indians.
E para que vejam que o padre os protege, quando os ditos espanhóis vierem à aldeia, o padre se lhes opõe e toma o partido dos índios.
But it is always necessary in this matter for the soldiers to conquer, and the father is always very careful always to inform the Spaniards by whom and where anything is planted which it may be necessary to destroy, and that the edicts which his Lordship, the governor, sent them be carried out ....
Mas é sempre necessário neste assunto que os soldados vençam, e o padre tem sempre muito cuidado em informar sempre aos espanhóis por quem e onde algo é plantado que possa ser necessário destruir, e que os éditos que Sua Senhoria, o governador, lhes enviou sejam cumpridos ....
But at all events said Spaniards are to make no trouble for the Indians whom they find in the villages, but rather must treat them well."
Mas em todo caso, os ditos espanhóis não devem causar nenhum problema aos índios que encontrarem nas aldeias, mas antes devem tratá-los bem."
Vocabulary
- relatório
- heh-lah-TOH-ryoo — A formal written report or document
- escrito
- esh-KREE-too — Written; past participle of 'escrever'
- superior
- soo-peh-ryOR — A person of higher rank or authority
- descreve
- desh-KREH-vee — Describes; third-person singular of 'descrever'
- método
- MEH-too-doo — A method or systematic procedure
- claramente
- klah-rah-MEN-tee — Clearly; in a clear and evident manner
- aqueles
- ah-KEH-lees — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' (masculine plural)
- reunimos
- heh-oo-NEE-moosh — We gathered or assembled; first-person plural past
- aldeamentos
- al-dee-ah-MEN-toosh — Indigenous settlements or mission villages
- possam
- POH-sahm — May or can; third-person plural subjunctive of 'poder'
- perseverar
- per-seh-veh-RAR — To persevere or persist in something
- assentamentos
- ah-sen-tah-MEN-toosh — Settlements or permanent places of residence
- temor
- teh-MOR — Fear or dread of something or someone
- eficaz
- eh-fee-KASH — Effective; producing the desired result
- adequado
- ah-deh-KWAH-doo — Appropriate or suitable for a purpose
- natureza
- nah-too-REH-zah — Nature or the inherent character of something
- espanhóis
- esh-pah-NYOYSH — Spaniards; people from Spain
- forte
- FOR-tee — A fort or fortified military structure
- presídio
- preh-ZEE-dyoo — A military garrison or presidio
- quais
- kwaysh — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'whom'
- medo
- MEH-doo — Fear; a feeling of being afraid
- venham
- VEN-yahm — Come; third-person plural subjunctive of 'vir'
- frequência
- freh-KWEN-syah — Frequency; how often something occurs
- ditas
- DEE-tahsh — Said or mentioned; referring to previously cited things
- aldeias
- al-DAY-ahsh — Villages or small indigenous communities
- percorram
- per-KOH-rahm — Traverse or go through; third-person plural subjunctive
- terra
- TEH-hah — Land, earth, or territory
- penetrando
- peh-neh-TRAN-doo — Penetrating or entering deeply into a place
- antigos
- an-TEE-goosh — Old or ancient; referring to former times
- refúgios
- heh-FOO-zhyoosh — Refuges or places of shelter and safety
- viviam
- vee-VEE-ahm — They lived or used to live; imperfect past tense
- porventura
- por-ven-TOO-rah — Perhaps or by chance; expressing possibility
- encontrarem
- en-kon-TRAH-rem — If they find or encounter; future subjunctive form
- algo
- AL-goo — Something; an unspecified thing or object
- plantado
- plan-TAH-doo — Planted; past participle referring to cultivated crops
- ditos
- DEE-toosh — Said ones; referring to previously mentioned persons
- destruam
- desh-TROO-ahm — Destroy; third-person plural subjunctive of 'destruir'
- cortem
- KOR-tem — Cut; third-person plural subjunctive of 'cortar'
- deixar
- day-SHAR — To leave or allow; an infinitive verb
- vejam
- VEH-zhahm — See; third-person plural subjunctive of 'ver'
- padre
- PAH-dree — A Catholic priest or father
- protege
- pro-TEH-zhee — Protects; third-person singular of 'proteger'
- vierem
- vee-EH-rem — When they come; future subjunctive of 'vir'
- aldeia
- al-DAY-ah — A village or small indigenous settlement
- opõe
- oh-POYH — Opposes; third-person singular of 'opor'
- partido
- par-TEE-doo — Side or party; taking a position in a dispute
- índios
- EEN-dyoosh — Indigenous people or Native Americans
- necessário
- neh-seh-SAH-ryoo — Necessary; something that must be done
- assunto
- ah-SOON-too — A subject, matter, or issue being discussed
- soldados
- sol-DAH-doosh — Soldiers; members of a military force
- vençam
- VEN-sahm — Win or prevail; third-person plural subjunctive
- cuidado
- kwee-DAH-doo — Care or caution; attention given to something
- informar
- een-for-MAR — To inform or notify someone about something
- possa
- POH-sah — Can or may; subjunctive of 'poder'
- destruir
- desh-troo-EER — To destroy or demolish something completely
- éditos
- EH-dee-toosh — Edicts or official decrees issued by authority
- Senhoria
- sen-yo-REE-ah — Lordship or Your Honor; formal title of address
- governador
- goh-ver-nah-DOR — Governor; the official ruler of a territory
- enviou
- en-vee-OH — Sent; third-person singular preterite of 'enviar'
- sejam
- SEH-zhahm — Be; third-person plural subjunctive of 'ser'
- cumpridos
- koom-PREE-doosh — Fulfilled or complied with; past participle of 'cumprir'
- caso
- KAH-zoo — Case or situation; 'em todo caso' means 'in any case'
- devem
- DEH-vem — Must or should; third-person plural of 'dever'
- causar
- kow-ZAR — To cause or bring about a result or problem
- nenhum
- nen-YOOM — None or no; negative indefinite pronoun or adjective
- tratá-los
- trah-TAH-loosh — To treat them; infinitive with object pronoun attached
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