Manumission of Slaves in Goa During 1682 to 1760 as found in Codex 860

The centre piece of my presentation is one particular and interesting manuscript of the Goa Historical Archives, listed as codex 860, which and contains details about manumission of slaves in Goa during the period 1682-1760. Curiously, the “Fathers of Christians” involved in this process of manumission were several Jesuits until the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1759. The last four folios cover the year 1760 under a non-Jesuit, probably an Augustinian monk, appointed to take over the Old College of St Paul, while the Jesuits were detained before being deported.

Dishonouring Our Freedom Fighters

Inicio de uma coluna quinzenal intitulada "Historical Explorations" no jornal Herald, de Panjim (Goa).Esta primeira coluna Op-ed comenta sobre as opiniões contraditórias que continuam a surgir na opinião pública acerca da "libertação" de Goa. Relata casos históricos e identifica pessoas que se sacrificaram pela causa da democracia e para pôr fim ao colonialismo em Goa. Distingue entre os combatentes da liberdade e os políticos de conveniência. Esta série de coluna Op-ed pretende analisar a actutalidade goesa e portuguesa contextualisando-a com o passado comum e com o presente de interesse mútuo.