Sunday, May 6, 2012

Madagascar: along the footprint (Photos)

After a shipwreck, Jean Lapold (Jean Laborde) ships stranded on the beach in Madagascar, but there, he realized the reversal in fortune, will be a complete failure into success. This is a creative self-taught people, but also a talented tinker. He has been at Varro that I (Ranavalona I) the Queen's favor, become her confidante and lover. Great deeds to make him become a local legend, but our arrival, but find his footprints.

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The saying goes: "no prophet of this people." (French proverbs, parables talented people pay attention to in one's local district without) this is a a commonplace talk of an old scholar or a deep philosophical proverb? Jean Lapold (1805-1878) saga that we believe the latter. This in Gascony (Gascogne) celebrities born in France is not known. But in Madagascar, he became a legend. On arrival at the tower where he (Tananarive) before the tourists, we told him to have a full understanding. In addition to a need to fill in the login form and general information, we also got an administrative manual. From nothing to honor one, he is the founder, is also a benefit the people of the good, we hand the administrative manual was not much praise for his various achievements. Not to mention, he is a French officials from the former colonies, his the doings are more worthy of respect. Kobita Nana Leaf's folks, ministers to decent noble, down to the humblest shoe-shine boy, will tell us with a strong local accent: "Jean Laportn, everyone knows him."

People kept lists his meritorious service: building, building, road, bridge, agriculture, animal husbandry? However, young Jean Lapold is not too much. He was born in auch (Auch) of a blacksmith family, he followed his father to learn academic mediocrity of wrought iron. Following in his father's footsteps? It's out of the question. Father's industry only by brother inherited. Then, at the age of 22 to join the Army (Jean), go through fire and water together and generals marshals. The feudal dynasty restoration time France turbulent, precarious, no big power, for those who dream of a large expanse of people in France, they do not see any hope. In 1827, he embarked from France, to India and its surrounding islands. In India the local governance (Pondicherry), he opened a blacksmith and parts processing workshop, has achieved great success. In the next three years, his business is booming, and became Mahalajia (Maharadja) suppliers -- he is the army there making bugle.

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