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The Pinto Revolt (1787)
White missionaries from Portugal viz. the Dominicans, Franciscans and Jesuits were dominating the churches and Government services towards the end of the 18th century. The local Christians were simply ignored for any prestigious, responsible positions. This infuriated the indigenous priests. Two local priests Caetano Francisco Couto of Panaji and Jose Antonio Gonsalves of Divar went to Portugal to plead their cases for Bishopship, but failed to persuade the King. To overthrow the white supremacy and racial discrimination, they teamed up with another respected Goan priest, Jose Custodio de Faria (popularly known as Abbe Faria). Abbe Faria was aware of the French revolution and its possible repercussions throughout Europe. At the House of one Father Pinto in 1787, they chalked out a plan to launch a rebellion against the Portuguese with the help of local sympathisers within the army and the clergyhood. But the Portuguese government got an inkling of it - the Pinto revolt that derived its name from the place of planning – in advance. The government brutally suppressed it by punishing 47 persons including 17 priests and 7 army officers.
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