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The Portuguese Inquisition in Goa: Faith, Fear, and Power
In this episode of The History of Portugal, Lucas and Luna dive into the Portuguese Inquisition in Goa — a shadowy institution that for over two centuries policed belief, punished dissent, and reshaped the social fabric of Portugal's Asian empire. Starting with the arrival of the first inquisitors in 1560 under the reign of King Sebastião, we explore how the Inquisition targeted not only New Christians (converted Jews) but also native converts suspected of crypto-Hinduism or crypto-Islam, and even European Catholics deemed too 'Lutheran' in their thinking. We discuss the…
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