Also known as Deed of Bondage or Letter of Slavery. 342 years today.
The letter was written in Portuguese. The English and Konkani versions here are images of the back cover of my books, Of Divine Bondage: The Epic Life of St Joseph Vaz (Panjim: Third Millennium, 2014) and Bhag. Juze Vaz: Jezucho ani Moriecho Gulam, translation edited by Fr. Mousinho de Ataíde (Panjim: Third Millennium, 2015). The text of the original in Portuguese is from Vida do Venerável Padre José Vaz, by Sebatião do Rego, 3rd edition, with introduction and notes by José António Ismael Gracias (Goa: Imprensa Nacional, 1962)
The letter was written in Portuguese. The English and Konkani versions here are images of the back cover of my books.
- Oscar de Noronha
