Candido Da Rocha

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chieftaincy title of the Lodifi of Ilesa
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History

Da Rocha, an ethnic

former Brazilian slave;[4] his father was 10 years old when he was captured as a slave in about 1840 and Candido was born in the Bahia region of Brazil.[5]

Candido attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos where he was peers with Isaac Oluwole and Herbert Macaulay. [6]

Left is Joao Esan and right is Candido as a young boy with his mother, Angelica

Candido is the brother of

James Johnson and had Samuel Pearse, Hon. Justice Dahunsi Olugbemi Coker and Sapara Williams as members.[8]

Da Rocha died in 1959[6] and is buried at Ikoyi Cemetery.[3] Among his children were Alexander Da Rocha, Adenike Afodu, Angelica Folashade Thomas and Louissa Turton.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Da Rocha: Inside the home of Nigeria's first millionaire", www.africareporters.com.
  2. ISBN 978-1-920-4474-58
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  3. ^ a b Elegbeleye, Sam Olusegun. "All Hail Candido Da Rocha". The Nigeria Nostalgia Project 1960-1980. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  4. ^ JAMES BROOKE (March 26, 1987). "IN NIGERIA, TOUCHES OF BRAZILIAN STYLE". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Mann, K. (2007). Slavery and the birth of an African city: Lagos, 1760-1900. Bloomington, Ind: Indiana University Press. P. 126
  6. ^ a b "A Chronicle of the Da Rocha Clan By Prof (Sir) J.T. da Rocha-Afodu, KSS, KSM". Catholic Herald Nigeria. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. ^ Lagos Weekly Record (1897/10/30). Accessed from NewsBank/Readex, Database: World Newspaper Archive
  8. ^ Nigerian Chronicle. (1910/09/02). The Nigerian Chronicle, 'News of the Week', P.2. Accessed from (NewsBank/Readex, Database: World Newspaper Archive
  9. ^ "Supreme Court of Nigeria - Princess Legal World Law Books in Lagos". princesslegalworld.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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