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Cuncolim Massacre
| Cuncolim Revolt | |
|---|---|
| Part of Christianization of Goa | |
 A 17th-century painting in a church in Colva depicting the massacre of the five Jesuits | |
| Location | Present-day martyrs chapel talebhat, Cuncolim, Goa |
| Coordinates | 15°10′53″N 74°00′01″E / 15.181250°N 74.000299°E |
| Date | 15 July 1583 |
| Weapons | swords, clubs, machetes |
| Deaths | 5 Jesuits 14 Goan Catholics 1 Portuguese Civilian |
| Injured | none |
| Perpetrators | Kshatriyas from Cuncolim ~ 500 soldiers |
The Cuncolim Massacre or Cuncolim Revolt was an incident that involved the massacre and mutilation of Jesuit priests and civilians by Hindu chieftains in the Portuguese Goa village of Cuncolim on Monday, 15 July 1583. The five priests along with one Portuguese civilian and 14 Goan Catholics were killed in the incident.[1] The local Portuguese garrison retaliated by executing the village chieftains involved, and destroying the economic infrastructure of Cuncolim.[2]
- ^ D'Souza, Anthony X. (1913). . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ India's First Revolt Against foreign Rule in 1583 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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