KRISTANG

Kristang? 
You may wonder what Kristang is? Right?

When I referred them as "Serani", I am sure you have heard of it.


The British called the Cristang "Eurasian" while the local Malays referred to them as "Serani" .
"Cristang" has its roots in the Portuguese word "cristao"

For your information, Serani is a mix breed between Portuguese Man with local women(Malays) during the 15th century.
Why it happened?

There are two reasons behind this. 
First, it was encouraged by the King of Portugal to marry local women.
Second reason is that to spread Christianity.

However, later on when the shariah law was established in the 19th century they intend to marry chinese or indian rather than malay. Why?

This is because they dont want to alter their religion (Roman Catholic)

Frankly speaking, even though most of them settle at Malacca, but they are also some of them at Penang. This means that Seranians is not solely at Malacca but at Penang as well. At Malacca, they settle at Portuguese Settlement (PerkampunganPortugis). It is located Ujong Pasir,Melaka.

We will talk more about Kristang/ Serani at later post. Till then, daa...