Cuncolim revolt
| Cuncolim revolt | |
|---|---|
| Part of Christianization of Goa | |
A 17th-century painting in a church in Colva depicting the massacre of the five Jesuits | |
| Location | 15°10′53″N 74°00′01″E / 15.181250°N 74.000299°E Cuncolim, Goa |
| Date | 15 July 1583 |
| Weapons | swords, clubs, machetes |
| Deaths | 5 Jesuits 14 Goan Catholics 1 Portuguese civilian |
| Injured | none |
| Perpetrators | Kshatriyas from Cuncolim ~ 500 soldiers |
The Cuncolim Massacre or Cuncolim Revolt was an incident that involved the massacre and mutilation of Jesuit priests and civilians by Hindu chieftains in Cuncolim, Portuguese Goa on 15 July 1583. The five priests along with one Portuguese civilian and 14 Goan Catholics were killed in the incident. The local Portuguese garrison retaliated by executing the village chieftains involved, and destroying the economic infrastructure of Cuncolim.