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The Portuguese Inquisition in India: Fear and Fire in Goa
In this episode of The History of Portugal, Lucas and Luna step into the shadow of the Goa Inquisition — a tribunal that for over two centuries policed faith, identity, and memory on the western coast of India. They explore how Goa became the Inquisition's Asian headquarters, the first auto-da-fé in 1563, and the everyday surveillance that turned neighbor against neighbor. Lucas traces the political currents that weaponized religion, from the union with Spain to the pressures of the Counter-Reformation, and reveals the human stories buried in the records: New Christians who secretly kept…
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