Goan and Mangalorean Identities- a Shared Heritage: Summary

Goan Christians were were forcibly co-opted by the Portuguese into their cultural, religious and political orbit in the process of state formation. These Goans emigrated in large numbers during the 17th and 18th centuries to escape deteriorating economic conditions resulting from wars with Maratha powers. By 1784, Kanara Christians (50,000) equaled 20% of Goa’s (185,000) Christian population. Tipu, due to the political compunctions of establishing his legitimacy over his saltanat-i-khudadad, enslaved and decimated perhaps 70% of these Christians. The Mangalorean identity arose only in the 20th century as the survivors sought to re-establish the community. Until then most Mangalorean Christians considered themselves as expatriates from the malgado gaon.

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