i would not say that armstrong has used strong arm tactics but it is possible to look at cuncolim's past from an entirely different angle.
to recapitulate: by the end of the 16th century, all arable lands of velhas conquistas were in the hands of christian gaumkares or comunidades which were also controlled by the same gaumkares. velhas conquistas were not heavily populated in the 16th century hence there was room for new farmers to move in as there was much surplus uncultivable land. the european missionaries who insisted that there was a place in the sun even for the dharmic lowest of the low, started pressurizing the gaumkares to part with the surplus paddyfields for the use of the impecunious neo christian farmers coming from the surrounding areas of the velhas conquistas. gaumkares from siolim in the north to cuncolim in the south had no other option but to meet the demands of the european missionaries. for they could not afford to disobey as they were surrounded on all sides by the portuguese troops, sea in the west and rivers in the east. but cuncolim was an exception. it is bordered by the jungles of quepem in the east and south and in the north they had river sal as a barrier. so the cuncolim gaumkares who enjoyed a sort of tactical advantage in military language could afford to vent their anger upon the hapless missionaries resulting in the shedding of blood of unarmed priests. antonio
