Portuguese colonial casta and caste practices in Goa (16th–19th centuries)

1. Portuguese capture Goa and establish colonial capital

   Dec 10, 1510Labels: Afonso de, Goa Colony

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Diocese of Goa created with wide jurisdiction

   Jan 31, 1533Labels: Diocese of, Catholic Church

   • Timeline Goa
   • Padroado

3. Francis Xavier arrives and expands mission activity

   May 6, 1542Labels: Francis Xavier, Jesuit Order

   • Timeline Goa
   • Herald Goa

4. Goa elevated to metropolitan archbishopric

   Jan 1, 1557Labels: Archbishopric of, Catholic Hierarchy

   • CCEL
   • Padroado

5. Goa Inquisition formally established

   Mar 2, 1560Labels: Goa Inquisition, Portuguese Holy

   • Britannica

6. Cuncolim revolt and Portuguese reprisals in Salcete

   Jul 15, 1583Labels: Cuncolim Revolt, Salcete

   • Cuncolim

7. Synod of Diamper imposes Latin authority in South India

   Jun 20, 1599Labels: Synod of, Saint Thomas

   • Britannica
   • Diamper

8. Xenddi religious capitation tax imposed on non-Christians

   Jan 1, 1704Labels: Xenddi Tax, Portuguese Administration

   • Xenddi

9. Xenddi tax expanded across Portuguese possessions in India

   Jan 1, 1705Labels: Xenddi Tax, Portuguese India

   • Xenddi

10. Pombal abolishes the Goa Inquisition

    Feb 10, 1774Labels: Marquis of, Goa Inquisition

    • Britannica

11. Goa Inquisition re-established after Pombal’s fall

    Apr 4, 1778Labels: Goa Inquisition, Restoration

    • Britannica

12. Goa Inquisition ended by royal order

    Jun 16, 1812Labels: Royal Order, Goa Inquisition

    • Britannica

13. Portugal dissolves male religious orders and nationalizes property

    May 28, 1834Labels: Portuguese Government, Religious Orders

    • Dissolution
    • Aguiar

14. Xenddi religious tax abolished in Goa

    Jan 1, 1840Labels: Xenddi Tax, Governor Jos

    • Xenddi