The Goan Inquisition: Horror, Myth, and Memory

In this episode, Lucas and Luna revisit the Goan Inquisition, a tribunal that operated in Portuguese India from 1560 to 1812. They separate the horror from the hyperbole, examining the legal machinery that targeted 'New Christians' and 'crypto-Hindus,' the role of the Jesuits and the Council of Trent, and the brutal auto-da-fé ceremonies in Old Goa. They trace its origins to the Counter-Reformation, its enforcement through figures like Aleixo Dias Falcão and Gaspar de Leão, and its lasting impact on Goan Catholic culture, including the Malabar rites controversy and the persistence of cultural memory. With nuance and respect, they confront the difficult question of how a faith founded on compassion could produce such terror, and how we should remember the victims today. #GoanInquisition #PortugueseIndia #EstadoDaIndia #CounterReformation #CouncilOfTrent #Jesuits #AutoDaFe #NewChristians #CryptoHindus #AleixoDiasFalcao #GasparDeLeao #StFrancisXavier #MalabarRites #OldGoa #Inquisition #History #FexingoHistory #ColonialHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo