Interesting! Since Priolkar, we've been lead to believe that the Inquisition somehow targeted the Goan Hindu. Now, writers with Jewish names talk about Muslim and Catholic-coverts as victims. Interesting....
When will we stop playing 21st century games with the intolerance of the 16th (and maybe 17th and 18th too)? Some of these guys seem to be like the ideolgical heirs of the Black Legend creators... all using it for their own purpose. Will the Portuguese now catch up with the Spaniards? While the Inquisition was terrible, perhaps the continued use of its legacy (for political purposes) is worse. QUOTE http://infao5501.ag5.mpi-sb.mpg.de:8080/topx/archive?link=Wikipedia-Lip6-2/186824.xml&style The anti-Spanish Black Legend (in , leyenda negra ) is the depiction of Spain and the Spanish race as bloodthirsty and cruel, greedy and fanatical. The term was coined by Julián Juderías in his 1914 book La leyenda negra y la verdad histórica ( The Black Legend and Historical Trut ). Underlying the Black Legend and its propagation is the intention to defame Spaniards and Hispanics generally. The Black Legend is distinguished from other similar hoaxes created throughout history by its extension, influence and persistence in time. The Legend influenced historical understanding and accounts in most European countries and, through them, much of the world. Its zenith may have come in the 16th century, but it effects can still be seen some 400 years later. Other similar Roman Catholic nations, such as Portugal , have never been subjected to such treatment to the extent that the Spanish have been. The Inquisition was also active in Portugal, the Portuguese Jews were also expelled, slavery was more important in the Portuguese colonies than in the Spanish colonies, there were violent conquerors like Afonso de Albuquerque and brutal governors like Mem de Sá . Perhaps the long friendship between England and Portugal explains why these events and practices were not seen through the same lens as similar matters in Spain. UNQUOTE Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 16 October 2010 00:26, Eddie Fernandes <[email protected]> wrote: > 14 Oct. 2010: The Rupee News. Excerpts: > Muslims were the major victims of the Spanish Inquisition in Goa. Richard > Zimler of course focuses on the couple of Jews. But his work is seminal in > the sense that it highlights the plight of the Goans... > In Goa, the Portuguese Inquisition focuses its guns to South Asian converts > from Hinduism or Islam who were thought to have reverted to their original > ways... > Zimler says, " My novel, Guardian of the Dawn, takes place in the Portuguese > colony of Goa during the early 17th century, and it is an historical mystery > that explores the dangers of religious fundamentalism... > Full text, 4259 words at > http://rupeenews.com/2010/10/14/goa-the-cruelest-inquisition/ > For Richard Zimler's website with more info about Guardian of the Dawn and a > read of the first chapter of the book, go to http://www.zimler.com/ > Eddie Fernandes
