"Little Madeira": the Portuguese in Woodstock c.1940-c.1980

This dissertation seeks to trace the forty-year evolution or the Portuguese or Madeiran immigrant community of Woodstock between the 1940s and 1980s. As the majority of Portuguese in Woodstock came from Madeira the terms, Portuguese and Madeiran, will be used interchangeably when referring to the immigrants. Throughout this period, Woodstock began to attract significant numbers of Portuguese immigrants, earning it the name' Little Madeira'. It became, in fact, the first suburb in Cape Town in which a distinct, Portuguese ethnic community developed .The dissertation is an attempt, however tentative, at the reconstruction of the history of the Portuguese community whilst at (he same time endeavouring to stress the importance of the contribution of sustained immigrant study to parochial and national histories.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Historical Studies

Year dc:date.issued

1993

Author dc:creator

• Machado, Pedro

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Phillips, Howard

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14958

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14958