P A LACAZ GRANDES ARTIGOS: I Agatha Jecker

Dear Friendes and Colleagues,

In 1819 has arrived to Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, my Tetra Grandmother, Agatha Jecker a Swiss German, with 10 years old. She was energetic,

hardworking, educator, moralist and midwife

Follow the history of my family with this great lady.

She was Born in Solothurn Canton in Erschivil City.

Agatha Jecker's parents, Joseph and Magdalene Ackermãnn Jecker witnessed some military barbarities of Napoleon I, when he passed through Erschivil City. He invaded the churches, removed the gold pieces and gave them as payment to his soldiers.

In 1831, after having run a lawsuit for several churches in Rio de Janeiro city, she married in San Jose church, with Antoine Lacaze frenchman. This Switzerland, of Jewish origin, but baptized in the St. Paul Catholic Church in her hometown.

Antoine Lacaze (1808) continued with his father's profession at Largo da Carioca - Rio de Janeiro; but because of the constant persecution of the "Galician or Portuguese", and as they were foreigners, they were confused with the Portuguese; they probably suffered some trouble - they broke their store; and as in the inner city, with the boom of the coffee cycle, the construction of the Fazenda dos Barons buildings was large; bringing lots of carpentry services - furniture, windows, doors etc .; Da Agatha and her husband decided to approach the region, where the Swiss were also in Nova Friburgo - Cantagalo - Santa Rita do Rio Negro, today Euclidelândia.

The trip was terribly arduous, first crossing the Guanabara Bay by rowing boat and up the Macacú River, as far as the navigation went; and then as a donkey wolf they rode for five days on a terrible mountain full of mud and many precipices; where many animals during the rainy season were sacrificed because they got bogged down when they brought coffee to the wholesalers' warehouses in Rio de Janeiro; for export to Europe.

y this time they had two sons, Ernesto, who fought later in the Paraguay War (1864 - 1870), underwent a surgical intervention, and implanted a piece of platinum on his chin. He fell in love with the wife of an officer of the Brazilian Monarchic Army, receiving a lawsuit, which led Da Agatha, who was a renowned midwife, to go to the Court to ask the Emperor for leniency for his Son. Getting the Grace of the Majesty, D. Pedro II.

From his son João Antonio Lacaz, I only know that he had a daughter or son with a girl there in Cantagalo; but they were not officially married. And that was your elder brother's wedding godfather.

In Cantagalo was born the third son, Francisco Antonio Lacaz, who married, Da. Emilia Adelaide daughter of Cel. From Engineers José Francisco da Silva - born in Oeiras - Portugal, an Officer of the First Brazilian Empire, a Portuguese, who came with 8 years old, in the entourage of D. João VI, in 1808, when he arrived here, and later, stayed owner of a coffee farm in Santa Rita of Rio do Rio Negro; today Euclidelândia - RJ, a few kilometers from Cantagalo.

From this marriage, between Emilia Adelaide and Francisco Antônio Lacaz, 8 children were born, and one man, Rogério da Silva Lacaz, my grandfather, father of my father. He often played with his cousins with his Portuguese grandfather's uniform and sword.

The natural laws that influence our destiny, and that shape our conduct according to our altruistic feelings and our character, made it happen a spectacular fact.

In Cantagalo, Mr. Cesário Pereira Galero, of Portuguese origin, came from the Parish of Sant'Ana, São Miguel Island, Azores, known in the Lacaz Family as Plutarco (The Moralist), who came to seek the cure of his disease, on medical advice, in the climates of Cantagalo; because he owned a cigar shop in Rio de Janeiro. He was charmed by my grandfather's older sister - Aunt Mariucha - Maria - getting married on 08/31/1878, and bought a hotel in Cantagalo. Plutarch, 50 - 120 AD - it is part of the Positivist Calendar - of the Month of Archimedes - Ancient Science - From the first half of the 2nd century - Greek Priest of Apollo in Dephos - Eminent Moralist, and the greatest biographer, for the painting of Human Nature .Plutarch, 50 - 120 AD - it is part of the Positivist Calendar - of the Month of Archimedes - Ancient Science - From the first half of the 2nd century - Greek Priest of Apollo in Dephos - Eminent Moralist, and the greatest biographer, for the painting of Human Nature .

When the yellow fever that contaminated the whole city, Mr. Galero already married with Aunt Mariucha, had a great vision in taking my grandfather's whole family, running away to SÃO PAULO - SP, where he bought a hotel; HOTEL BRAZIL, BRAZ - no longer exists today.

At this time Da. Agatha had already passed away, as a widow and was buried in the Cantagalo Cemetery. But the Cemetery was destroyed and gave way to a Public College. I wondered where the remains of my great Swiss Fighter were. Not surprisingly, all the relatives, who did not speak up, their bones were all gathered in one covered place. I was very sad - only by DNA testing, very expensive could we pay tribute to this BEING, who came from so far as a midwife, giving birth to many Brazilians even from the Court, who came from so far to teach many children, grandchildren and foster children. On the day of her burial, because she was very energetic and moralisty, many of the foster children did not appear to this act.

He kept the Lacaz Family financially and morally, which has no vocation to be an industrialist and a trader. This man over-existed the LACAZ strain in Brazil, if they had stayed in Cantagalo, they would be alcoholics and we had disappeared.

My grandfather Rogério (26/05/1880) arrived in São Paulo at 8 years old, (1888) later studied at Caetano de Campos Normal School, in Praça da República, where he was greatly influenced by Augusto Comte's Positivism. of his masters. He was awarded the Honor Merit Medal for taking off grade 10 throughout his course in all disciplines.

He received as a prize, the board of the Piracicaba Normal School. But as the mayor's son disapproved, he was removed from office and dismissed from office; as well as threatened with death by the mayor. To get out alive, the Freemasonry put him on a shoulder yoke and went out with a troop of donkeys to Campinas. His friends gave him support and he was re-appointed as a Mathematics Teacher at Guaratinguetá Normal School.

He met my grandmother, Judth, the daughter of an Italian merchant, Francisco Papaterra Limongi of Maratea - Italy and wealthy fifth-degree Freemason, who presented him with a house when he was married in 1906.

Judth and Rogério had 6 children.

Rogério - Dentist - sculptor artist, businessman and
musician.

Emília - teacher and coordinator.

Francisco - Mathematics Teacher - Rector of ITA.
Sportsman.

Paulo - Teacher of Biochemistry at the Medicine and Pharmacy Faculties of UFRJ, Member of the Brazilian Academy of Medicine. Several articles published on Porphyrin.

Carlos - Doctor, Professor of Microbiology, Dermatology and Tropical Diseases at USP - Creator of the USP Museum of Medicine - Member of the Paulista Academy of Medicine and the Brazilian Academy of Medicine. Many articles published.

José - The TUVIRA, Veterinarian, Musician, Writer. And Professor of Veterinary Medical Art.

Mother Side, from Paulo Augusto Lacaz.
Antunes de Oliveira - Galvão - Farmers, Bandeirantes; Founders of São Paulo City; Relationship with Frei Galvão. Farming Entrepreneurs. Businessmen Antunes and Oliveira as New Christians - they were of Jewish origin, due to the Inquisition in Portugal.

I have everything detailed. Look at these slides, based on a research done by my brother, Luiz Henrique Antunes Lacaz: