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Cuncolim revolt 1583

Synopsis
The Cuncolim Revolt was a revolt was against the policy of systematic conversion to Christianity followed in Goa since the decade of 1530. Restrictions and punishments for those that refused to convert, as well as the expulsion of local priests, demolishment of temples and the destruction of the images of deities characterized this policy. The revolt was headed by the population of Cuncolim (a village in the south of Goa), which was supported by the neighbouring villages of Velim, Assolna, Ambelim and Veroda. It consisted in the killing of five Jesuits and 14 Indian Christians. In retaliation, the heads of the revolt and supporters in the village were also killed by the Portuguese authorities, followed by the incorporation of the lands of those five villages into the Portuguese crown.
Additional info

Starting date: . Ending: . Duration: 1 day. Name in sources: Martírio de Cuncolim. Location: Cuncolim, Goa Country (current): India. Monarchy: Portuguese. Main participants: Indigenous. Number of participants: 250-500. Main reasons & motivations: Anti-colonial, Religion. Leadership: Calgo Naique. Relevance: medium.

Further reading
KAMAT, Pratima (1999). Farar Far: Local Resistance to Colonial Hegemony in Goa, 1510-1912. Goa: Institute Menezes Bragança. SOUZA, Teotonio R. (1992). “Why Cuncolim martyrs? An historical re-assessment”, in Jesuits in India in historical perspective. Macao. XAVIER, Ângela Barreto (2010). “Power, Religion and Violence in 16th century Goa”, in C. Bastos (ed), Parts of Asia, special issue of Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies, 19: 19-41.
Cite this entry

(2023) "Cuncolim revolt 1583", in J. V. Serrão and M. S. Cunha (coord), Rebellions in the Early Modern Iberian World. (accessed on ).