The Cuncolim Revolt (also termed the Cuncolim Martyrdom by the Roman Catholic Church ) was a massacre of Christian priests and civilians by Kshatriyas in Cuncolim, Goa on Monday, 25 July 1583, as a protest against attempts by the colonial Portuguese administration to demolish Hindu temples in the locality and forcibly convert the local population to Christianity.
Five Jesuit priests along with one European and 14 Indian Christians were killed in the incident. The Portuguese government retaliated by summarily executing most of the Gaonkar leaders without trial, and destroying the economic infrastructure of Cuncolim.
The incident was the first show of defiance against the Portuguese by the local population since the conquest of Goa in 1510.
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