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Inquisition Records from Goa as Sources for the Study of Slavery in the Eastern Domains of the Portuguese Empire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2015

Stephanie Hassell
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Abstract

Goan inquisition case summaries from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries provide invaluable information about African and Asian slaves in the Estado da Índia, the eastern domains of the Portuguese Empire stretching from southern Africa to China. As most of the full trial records have been destroyed, the case summaries fill a crucial gap. The summaries also provide context for extant Goan trials. This article discusses the methodological challenges of using these records.

Résumé

Les résumés des procès de l'Inquisition de Goa du XVIe siècle et du XVIIe siècle fournissent des informations précieuses sur les esclaves africains et asiatiques de l’Estado da Índia, la partie orientale de l’empire portugais s’étendant du sud de l’Afrique à la Chine. Étant donné que les dossiers complets de jugements ont été détruits, les résumés de ces procès comblent une lacune cruciale. Ces résumés donnent aussi le contexte dans lequel se sont déroulés les procès à Goa à la même époque. Cet article adresse donc le défi méthodologique d’utiliser de tels documents.

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Archival Reports
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History in Africa , Volume 42 , June 2015 , pp. 397 - 418
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2015 

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