Catholic Burgher Union
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| name = Burgher Union |
| name = Burgher Union |
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| full_name = Catholic Burgher Union |
| full_name = Catholic Burgher Union |
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| num_members = 2,000 |
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| location= Sri Lanka |
| location = Sri Lanka |
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The '''Catholic Burgher Union''' is an organisation of [[Portuguese Burghers]] (persons of mixed Portuguese and Sri Lankan descent) in the town of [[Batticaloa]], Sri Lanka. In the modern era, the Union played a strong role in the preservation of the Portuguese Burgher culture, despite their economically disadvantaged position.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e-0qpQGi0R4C&q=%22Catholic+Burgher+Union+%22&pg=PA254 |title=Lusotopie 2000 : Lusophonies asiatiques, Asiatiques en Lusophonies – Google Books |date= January 2001|isbn=9782845861466 |accessdate=2012-11-23}} |
The '''Catholic Burgher Union''' is an organisation of [[Portuguese Burghers]] (persons of mixed Portuguese and Sri Lankan descent) in the town of [[Batticaloa]], Sri Lanka. In the modern era, the Union played a strong role in the preservation of the Portuguese Burgher culture, despite their economically disadvantaged position.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e-0qpQGi0R4C&q=%22Catholic+Burgher+Union+%22&pg=PA254 |title=Lusotopie 2000 : Lusophonies asiatiques, Asiatiques en Lusophonies – Google Books |date= January 2001|isbn=9782845861466 |accessdate=2012-11-23}} |
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