[2] His father was Dr. Manoel Heredia, who started the Asian Life Assurance, an insurance company.

[4] Heredia was appointed as the honorary consul to Brazil, and remained so for the tenure of three Brazilian ambassadors to India.

They published a fortnightly journal, Goan Tribune, with the intention of highlighting the atrocities of the Portuguese in Goa.

[3] In June 1957, Heredia was part of a delegation of 11 Goans chosen for consultation by then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Others included Nicolau Menezes and Armando Menezes from the Goa Liberation Council, along with Peter Alvares, Evágrio Jorge, Vishwanath Lawande, Rama Hegde, Gerald Pereira, Pundalik Gaitonde, Luis Gracias and Purushottam Kakodkar.