Emigration fron Tangier to south america

First of all I wish to welcome Armando Bonilla Foinquinos, bravo Armando! I am so happy to have you amongst us, we very much hope others will join soon. In French we say : slowly,slowly, the bird build his nest.
Somme of our bloggers will wonder why you call me Simita, only very close members of my family know it and I am glad to consider you as my close family, you always cared for me each time there was some danger in Israel and I am so grateful for your concern.
The Pintos you are referring to, are also members of the family., I made part of the Pinto Genealogy tree.
My full name is Simone-Simy-Alegria Melo Foinquinos (that is why some call me Simita)
I am issue of Alegria Foinquinos Pinto and Moses Melo Pinto -
My grand 'Father was Isaac Foinquinos Benshabat :married to Clara Pinto Dodo.
Lets go to the emigration from Tangier to South America.
In Tangier all the main powers had schools, the Germans had a german school, the French had their School, the Spaniards had theirs, Italians, the Brits also and there was the AIU (Alliance Israelite Universelle) founded in 1864 by the French Henri Cremieux. Most of the jewish community went to that school and had a multi lingual education. This school created an Alumni Association . The Alumni Association assisted in the funding for the external migration of poor young men. The greatest emotional stress faced by the community was the sending of these young men out of Tangier to find employement opportunities in South America. In June 1896, Isaac Laredo and M. Laredo spoke to the Marquis de Comillas requesting a 50% fare reduction for three needy young men who wanted to emigrate to Argentina. They were also impressed with the development of agricultural settlements in the Holy Land and Argentina. The Marquis responded favorably to the idea of the reduced fare. The Marquis suggestion to write to Cie. Generale Trans-Atlantique (prominent French shipping Company) in Paris was accepted.Menahem Nahon noted that seven additionnal young men were looking for assistance to leave Tangier for South America. However, when the time came for the fare reduction to be implemented, the Marquis refused to honor the recommendation. Without the reduction, the regular fare was 40 Ducats per passenger. The Junta (Jewish ruling commitee of Tangier) could not afford to give assistance to these young men. Thus they went by themselves.
Many young men of the Community continued to go to Latin America to make their fortunes.
Only males left, since the females were required by tradition to remain at home. Brazil and Argentina were favored immigration targets. Once in Brazil the young men of thirteen and older were employed as salesmen and peddlers. The older men who had settled in the larger cities of Brazil would help their younger relatives when they arrived, sending them farther up the Amazone River. The final stop was Iquitos, Peru which eventually developed into a community of Moroccan males.The young males would often mate with local women but rarely marry. They would have children whom they could not take back with them to Tangier when, having made their fortune, they decided to return home.. On rare occasions, when such a woman would be brought to Tangier, they were called "la Indias". One such woman, a devoted convert to judaism, was referred to as "Tita Rahel" (auntie Rachel) and was fondly remembered and loved by the community. Today many Indians in Iquito bear Moroccan surnames. That is all folks for today .
I hope you will not find the above boring - Espero que no se hallan aburrido, pero esto forma parte de nuestra historia.
Un abrazo con mucho carino para todos
Simone M. Foinquinos