Some 500 years later, in 1988, Portugal offered an official apology. Recently, in solemn commemorations, Portugal offered atonement. According to an Associated Press report, the president of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, said in an address before Parliament that the expulsion was an “iniquitous act with deep and disastrous consequences. ”
“ यद्यपि मैं अकसर जानवरों की हड्डियाँ बटोरता हूँ, यहाँ मनुष्यों की हड्डियाँ पाना ज़्यादा आसान है । ”