Hi Fred, I seem to remember that there was a thesis written about slavery in Goa / Portuguese Territories which was submitted to the University of Bombay. Maybe this thesis should be read in conjunction with this paper by Timothy Walker.
Cheers Aloysius 2012/1/9 Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا < [email protected]> > Dr Timothy Walker -- Crisis in Goa: The Portuguese Response to the > "Mutiny" in British-Occupied India (1857-1860) > > 1 timothy-walker-talk-06012012 1:17:21 > > Recording of a talk -- 'Crisis in Goa:The Portuguese Response to the > 'Mutiny' in British-Occupied India (1857-1860)' by Timothy Walker, on > Friday, 6th January at 5:30 p.m. at the premises of the Delegation of > Fundação Oriente in India, Behind People's High School, Fontainhas, > Panjim, Goa, India. > > This presentation examines the role of African conscripts in the > Portuguese response to the Indian uprising of 1857, focusing on > Portuguese use of these troops as a countervailing force to native > Indians in Colonial Goa during the Crisis in British-Occupied India. > In Goa, the colonial governmentâs desired reaction to the "Mutiny" was > hindered by existing restrictions to the slave trade in the Indian > Ocean. Regulations mandated from London and Lisbon in 1842 precluded > the transport of forced laborers, including military conscripts, from > Africa to India. This raised the question: Were African military > conscripts, in effect, slaves, or were they proper soldiers? > > Abolition of the Indian Ocean slave trade was highly unpopular among > Indo-Portuguese elites and merchants. Historically, the government of > the Estado da Índia had often used African slave soldiers in times of > need. Within this context, the present work analyzes the attempts of > the Portuguese governor in India to bring conscripted African soldiers > from Mozambique to Goa in 1858-1859. The presentation will consider > the general response of the Portuguese colonial government in Goa to > the crisis in British-occupied India during 1857-1860. The > presentation will also describe the provisions of the controversial > Anglo-Portuguese Anti-Slavery Treaty of 1842, and provide social, > political and economic context for the Portuguese response to the > "Mutiny" in British India. > > Dr. Timothy Walker (B.A., Hiram College, 1986; M.A., Ph.D., Boston > University, 2001) is an associate professor of history at the > University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. At UMD, he serves as > Fulbright Program Advisor (faculty and students); Associate Director > of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture (2007-2009); a member > of the graduate faculty of the Department of Portuguese Studies; and > an affiliated faculty member of the Center of Indian Studies and > Program in Women's Studies. Walker is also an Affiliated Researcher of > the Centro de Historia de UltraMar (CHAM); Universidade Nova de > Lisboa, Portugal. From 1994 to 2003, he was a visiting professor at > the Universidade Aberta in Lisbon. During Fall Term 2010 Walker was > a visiting professor at Brown University. Dr. Walker participated in > many conferences and seminars and has to his credit, several books, > many dissertations, academic articles and published papers. > > This audio is part of the collection: Community Audio > > Artist/Composer: Talk by Dr Timothy Walker. Recorded by FN/Frederick > Noronha > Keywords: goa; portuguese colonialism; india; western coastal india; > dr timothy walker; history; 19th century; indo-portuguese history; > portuguese colonial history; 1857; the indian "mutiny" of 1857 > > http://www.archive.org/details/DrTimothyWalker--CrisisInGoaThePortugueseResponseToThemutiny > > * * * > > Dr Pramod Kale, talking on his Goa research and other issues (January 4, > 2012) > 1 01-pramod-kale1 27:13 > > Dr Pramod Kale [ pram2124 at gmail.com ] is a Pune-based Sanskrit, > Marathi and Hindi scholar, specialised in the field of Indian drama. > He has a PhD from Wisconsin, and his teaching experience at > U/Minneasota. Besides that he was perhaps the first to write a > lengthy, academic paper on the then much-derided Goan tiatr. The paper > [http://www.jstor.org/pss/4376359] was published in the prestigious > Economic & Political Weekly, and probably changed the way how the > tiatr was perceived by local elites too. An interview about his work > and his research. > Keywords: research; goa; former portuguese colonies; india > > Audio Files VBR MP3 > DrPramodKaleTalkingOnHisGoaResearchAndOtherIssues_files.xml Metadata [file] > DrPramodKaleTalkingOnHisGoaResearchAndOtherIssues_meta.xml Metadata 1.4 KB > > > http://www.archive.org/details/DrPramodKaleTalkingOnHisGoaResearchAndOtherIssues > -- > FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 [email protected] > Books from Goa,1556 http://scr.bi/Goa1556Books > Audio recordings (mostly from Goa): http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Protect Goa's natural beauty > > Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve > > Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
