Inquisition records from Goa as sources for the study of slavery in the eastern domains of the Portuguese Empire

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Title:	Inquisition records from Goa as sources for the study of slavery in the eastern domains of the Portuguese Empire
Author:	Hassell, Stephanie
Year:	2015
Periodical:	History in Africa (ISSN 1558-2744)
Volume:	42
Pages:	397-418
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Portuguese-speaking Africa
Subjects:	historical sources slaves
External link:	https://doi.org/10.1017/hia.2015.2
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. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract]