Roland is sadly mistaken if he indeed believes that the Cuncolim revolt was only a religious one. This can be proved a true revolution because the revolt also covered the non payment of taxes to the Portuguese government and rejection of Portuguese rule. If you consider that this Cuncolim revolt was religious, then the Pinto revolution was more religious as well, as it involved only the Catholic church and its hierarchy. Religion was the only one of elements, but there was on true movement of any significance that the Pinto revolution proved or achieved. as you say it failed due to there being on mass support.Therefore I conclude that the Coucolim revolution was a true Nationalistic revolt as lives were taken on both sides. Had there been more support from the cowardly Goans from other villages in Goa, who converted en mass and fell line and sinker with the Portuguese, this revolt would possibly have produced other results.
Manuel (Eddie) Tavares
