Diogo Rodrigues - Family and Lineal Descendants

Family and Lineal Descendants

The standing monument in Colva - Goa is the existing structural evidence of the Roiz Rodrigues family in Goa. This monument was rebuilt to a bigger structure in 1857 and still stands intact from 2 May 1857, as one of the grandsons of Diogo died suddenly at a young age of 38 years due to illness, namely Sebastião Francisco Roiz. The monument inscription reads: "Eis os restos de Seb F Roiz fala 18-8-1855 de 38 annos colla 2-5-57 ese pede aos viand pater no p'sua alma". In English translation: "This is the resting place of Sebastião Francisco Roiz who died on 18-08-1855 at 38 years of age and this monument was built in memory of him on the 02-05-1857 and for the resting of his family members". This is the only family in Goa with Roiz Rodrigues ancestry and one part of the descendants still lives in the ancestral house that was built by Diego Roiz Rodrigues in Colva - Goa and still owned parts of Colva beach property till the 21st century. The family monument is maintained by various family members till date. On 18 February 2012, one of the great grandsons of Diogo, Shaun José Roiz Rodrigues visited Rodrigues Island, handed over informative materials of the Roiz Rodrigues family to Perrine Joseph Louis Rosaire from the Rodrigues Regional Assembly, had an opportunity to see the archives managed by Aurele Auquetil Andre from the Francois Leguat reserve in Rodrigues and also visited all the 14 municipalities or zones in Rodrigues.