Linschoten did this in 1584-1587 from the Arch-Bishop's house; despite the existence of the Inquisition since 1560. Yes, that took a lot of nerve. Or likely Linschoten knew the Goa Inquisition was a paper-tiger; despite what Richard Zimmer and his cohorts say about the Goa Inquisition. It would be interesting to see if Linschoten was ever brought to justice ani magir punished as an effigy?
The more intriguing question, which some may likely know, who stole the structural drawings of the Portuguese caravels, which was the first secret to constructing an ocean-going large vessel, stable enough to carry numerous cannons. Does Fred or any goanetter know the author(s) of the Goa Inquisition article on Wikipedia. Surely some have their suspicions.:=)) Regards, GL ------------- Frederick Noronha Jan Huyghen van Linschoten ... credited with copying top-secret Portuguese nautical maps this Linschoten guy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Huyghen_van_Linschoten] in effect, pulled quite a fast one on the Portuguese! Imagine spying on vital trade routes even while sitting in a post as secretary to the archbishop... Quite something, I should say. FN
