Cuncolim Massacre
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The Cuncolim Massacre or Cuncolim Revolt was an incident that involved the massacre and mutilation of Christian priests and civilians by Hindu chieftains in the Portuguese Goa village of Cuncolim on Monday, 15 July 1583.
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Cuncolim Revolt | |
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Part of Christianization of Goa | |
Location | present-day Church of Our Lady of Health (Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Saúde), Cuncolim, Salcete, Goa. |
Coordinates | 15°10′53″N 74°00′01″E |
Date | July 15, 1583 (1583-07-15) |
Weapons | swords, clubs, machetes |
Deaths | 5 Jesuits 14 Goan Catholics 1 Portuguese Civilian |
Injured | none |
Perpetrators | Kshatriyas from Cuncolim ~ 500 soldiers |
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Five Jesuit 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]