[meteorite-list] Campos Sales

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

José Campos kindly responded: 

>I suspect that the word "Sales" might have
>something do to with a possible existence 
>of a nearby Mission of Saint Francisco de 
>Sales? (of the Order of the Salesians), 
>hence "Campos Sales"?

Olá e Olé José,

Thanks for the kindest clarification on the word "Sales".  The potential irony of the name still isn't lost but I appreciate your good explanation on the word "Sal" and "Sales".  Here's another take on Campos :) I think I can offer...when I realized you are José Campos!  How about the third Brasilian president MANUEL FERRAZ DE CAMPOS SALES, who successfully negotiated with France the border of Brasil near French Guiana, hence including the region near the Campos Sales meteorite locality got the town named in his commemoration.  I got the following off a Brasilian history site:

"O terceiro presidente foi Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1898-1902), considerado o saneador das finanças do país, abaladas desde o final do Império, mas especialmente em virtude do "encilhamento", havido durante o Governo Provisório. Outra vitória do barão do Rio Branco: a questão do Amapá, de limites com a Guiana Francesa."

Thanks again José, and Saudades do Campos Sales! Y Saludos desde Mexico! 
Doug

Olá Doug and List,

In connection with the Campos Sales meteorite, I noticed that on the 
25/Oct/2004 Doug wrote:

"...Further, the rainy season  starts to peak during the quoted recovery 
time in Campos Sales, and to boot, Campos Sales sounds like  it means "Salt 
Fields" in Portuguese."

It may sound like it, and yes, Campos means "Fields"; however, the word 
"Sales" does NOT exist in the Portuguese language. Although "Salt" in 
Portuguese is written "Sal",  if it were to mean "Salt Fields" it should 
have been "Campos Salgados" and not "Campos Sales".

I suspect that the word "Sales" might have something do to with a possible 
existence of a nearby Mission of Saint Francisco de Sales? (of the Order of 
the Salesians), hence "Campos Sales"?

Regards and
Saudações de Portugal (Doug, "Saudades" in Portuguese means "longing")

José Campos
Portugal