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	The '''Novas Conquistas''' or "New Conquests" are a group of seven ''[[concelho]]s'' (municipalities) of [[Goa and Damaon]], officially known as [[Portuguese India]]. They were added into Goa in the 18th century AD, comparatively date than the three original ''concelhos'' that make up the ''[[Velhas Conquistas]]'', or "Old Conquests".		The '''Novas Conquistas''' or "New Conquests" are a group of seven ''[[concelho]]s'' (municipalities) of [[Goa and Damaon]], officially known as [[Portuguese India]]. They were added into Goa in the 18th century AD, comparatively date than the three original ''concelhos'' that make up the ''[[Velhas Conquistas]]'', or "Old Conquests".

	The seven ''concelhos'' of the ''Novas Conquistas'' are:~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite news \|date=2010-04-15 \|title=How Goa got its talukas \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/how-goa-got-its-talukas/articleshow/5805960.cms \|access-date=2025-12-17 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		The seven ''concelhos'' of the ''Novas Conquistas'' are:<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2010-04-15 \|title=How Goa got its talukas \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/how-goa-got-its-talukas/articleshow/5805960.cms \|access-date=2025-12-17 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
	* [[Pernem taluka\|Pernem]],		* [[Pernem taluka\|Pernem]],
	* [[Bicholim taluk\|Bicholim]],		* [[Bicholim taluk\|Bicholim]],
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	== History ==		== History ==
	In December 1764, [[Hyder Ali]], the king of [[Mysore]], sent his general, Fazalullah Khan, northward into Soonda via Bednur, where landowners who resisted his administration met severe retribution. Fearing capture, the [[Sundem\|Raja of Soonda]] fled to Goa and surrendered his territories below the [[Western Ghats]] to the Portuguese in exchange for sanctuary and a fixed annual stipend. The lower territories including the port of [[Sadashivgad]], near [[Karwar]], were absorbed into the [[Kingdom of Mysore]].~~<~~ref name="Machado"~~>~~''Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians'', Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, pp. 168~~<~~/ref~~>~~		In December 1764, [[Hyder Ali]], the king of [[Mysore]], sent his general, Fazalullah Khan, northward into Soonda via Bednur, where landowners who resisted his administration met severe retribution. Fearing capture, the [[Sundem\|Raja of Soonda]] fled to Goa and surrendered his territories below the [[Western Ghats]] to the Portuguese in exchange for sanctuary and a fixed annual stipend. The lower territories including the port of [[Sadashivgad]], near [[Karwar]], were absorbed into the [[Kingdom of Mysore]].<ref name="Machado">''Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians'', Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, pp. 168</ref>

	The new areas granted by the Raja of Soonda were incorporated into [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese Goa]].		The new areas granted by the Raja of Soonda were incorporated into [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese Goa]].

	Later, in 1783, the [[Sawantwadi State\|Kingdom of Sawantwadi]] needed get Portuguese help against Kolhapur and so he ceded some parts of Pernem, Bicholim and Sattari to Portugal. The remaining part of Pernem (including [[Fort Tiracol\|Terekhol Fort]]) was ceded in 1788 and thus came to be known as the ''Novas Conquistas'' (New Conquests). Unlike the ''Velhas Conquistas'', these areas remained predominantly [[Hinduism\|Hindu]], as the Portuguese lost their zeal of [[Christianization]].~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/stream/americancatholic33philuoft#page/244/mode/2up/search/Jesuit\|title=The American Catholic quarterly review\|website= archive.org\|page=244\|access-date=31 May 2017\|publisher=Philadelphia : Hardy and Mahony}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Later, in 1783, the [[Sawantwadi State\|Kingdom of Sawantwadi]] needed get Portuguese help against Kolhapur and so he ceded some parts of Pernem, Bicholim and Sattari to Portugal. The remaining part of Pernem (including [[Fort Tiracol\|Terekhol Fort]]) was ceded in 1788 and thus came to be known as the ''Novas Conquistas'' (New Conquests). Unlike the ''Velhas Conquistas'', these areas remained predominantly [[Hinduism\|Hindu]], as the Portuguese lost their zeal of [[Christianization]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/stream/americancatholic33philuoft#page/244/mode/2up/search/Jesuit\|title=The American Catholic quarterly review\|website= archive.org\|page=244\|access-date=31 May 2017\|publisher=Philadelphia : Hardy and Mahony}}</ref>

	== Conflicts ==		== Conflicts ==

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-[[Image:GoaConquistas.png|thumb|right|Goa at its height under Portuguese occupation. The ''Novas Conquistas'' are highlighted in cream.]]
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-The '''Novas Conquistas''' or "New Conquests" are a group of seven  ''[[concelho]]s'' (administrative subdistricts or municipalities) of [[Goa and Damaon]], officially known as [[Portuguese India]]. They were added into Goa in the eighteenth century AD, a comparatively later date than the original three ''concelhos'' that make up the ''[[Velhas Conquistas]]'' or "Old Conquests".
+The '''Novas Conquistas''' or "New Conquests" are a group of seven  ''[[concelho]]s'' (municipalities) of [[Goa and Damaon]], officially known as [[Portuguese India]]. They were added into Goa in the 18th century AD, comparatively date than the three original ''concelhos'' that make up the ''[[Velhas Conquistas]]'', or "Old Conquests".
-The seven ''concelhos'' of the ''Novas Conquistas'' are [[Pernem taluka|Pernem]], [[Bicholim taluk|Bicholim]], [[Sattari]], Antruz ([[Ponda taluka|Ponda]]), [[Sanguem taluka|Sanguem]] (modern-day [[Sanguem]] and [[Dharbandora]] ''[[Tehsil|talukas]]''), [[Quepem taluk|Quepem]], and [[Canacona taluka|Canacona]]. [[Silvassa]] was a newly conquered area in the territory of [[Damaon, Diu& Silvassa]]
+The seven ''concelhos'' of the ''Novas Conquistas'' are:&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |date=2010-04-15 |title=How Goa got its talukas |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/how-goa-got-its-talukas/articleshow/5805960.cms |access-date=2025-12-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 In writing postal addresses, the ''Novas Conquistas'' were abbreviated "N.C."
 == History ==
-In December 1764 [[Hyder Ali]], the king of [[Mysore]], sent his general Fazalullah Khan northward into Soonda via Bednur, where landowners who resisted his administration met severe retribution. Fearing capture, the Raja of Soonda fled to Goa, surrendering his territories below the [[Western Ghats]] to the Portuguese in exchange for sanctuary and a fixed annual stipend. The lower territories including the port of [[Sadashivgad]] near [[Karwar]] were absorbed into the [[Kingdom of Mysore]].<ref name="Machado">''Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians'', Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, pp. 168</ref>
+In December 1764, [[Hyder Ali]], the king of [[Mysore]], sent his general, Fazalullah Khan, northward into Soonda via Bednur, where landowners who resisted his administration met severe retribution. Fearing capture, the [[Sundem|Raja of Soonda]] fled to Goa and surrendered his territories below the [[Western Ghats]] to the Portuguese in exchange for sanctuary and a fixed annual stipend. The lower territories including the port of [[Sadashivgad]], near [[Karwar]], were absorbed into the [[Kingdom of Mysore]].&lt;ref name="Machado"&gt;''Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians'', Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, pp. 168&lt;/ref&gt;
-These new areas granted by the Raja of Soonda were incorporated into [[Portuguese India|Portuguese Goa]].
+== Conflicts ==
-Later in 1783 the Kingdom of Sawantwadi, in order to get Portuguese help against Kolhapur, ceded some parts of Pernem, Bicholim and Sattari to Portugal. The remaining part of Pernem (including Terekhol Fort) was ceded in 1788 and thus came to be known as the ''Novas Conquistas'' (New Conquests). Unlike the Velhas Conquistas, these areas remained predominantly Hindu because the Portuguese government had dismissed the [[Society of Jesus]] (the missionary order responsible for the majority of the [[Christianization of Goa]]) in 1759.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/americancatholic33philuoft#page/244/mode/2up/search/Jesuit|title=The American Catholic quarterly review|website= archive.org|page=244|access-date=31 May 2017|publisher=Philadelphia : Hardy and Mahony}}</ref>
+==See also==
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Colonial Goa]]
 [[Category:Districts of Goa]]
 [[Category:Former districts of India]]

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[[Image:GoaConquistas.png|thumb|right|Goa at its height under Portuguese occupation. The ''Novas Conquistas'' are highlighted in cream.]]

The '''Novas Conquistas''' or "New Conquests" are a group of seven ''[[concelho]]s'' (administrative subdistricts or municipalities) of [[Goa and Damaon]], officially known as [[Portuguese India]]. They were added into Goa in the eighteenth century AD, a comparatively later date than the original three ''concelhos'' that make up the ''[[Velhas Conquistas]]'' or "Old Conquests".

The seven ''concelhos'' of the ''Novas Conquistas'' are [[Pernem taluka|Pernem]], [[Bicholim taluk|Bicholim]], [[Sattari]], Antruz ([[Ponda taluka|Ponda]]), [[Sanguem taluka|Sanguem]] (modern-day [[Sanguem]] and [[Dharbandora]] ''[[Tehsil|talukas]]''), [[Quepem taluk|Quepem]], and [[Canacona taluka|Canacona]]. [[Silvassa]] was a newly conquered area in the territory of [[Damaon, Diu& Silvassa]]

In writing postal addresses, the ''Novas Conquistas'' were abbreviated "N.C."

== History ==
In December 1764 [[Hyder Ali]], the king of [[Mysore]], sent his general Fazalullah Khan northward into Soonda via Bednur, where landowners who resisted his administration met severe retribution. Fearing capture, the Raja of Soonda fled to Goa, surrendering his territories below the [[Western Ghats]] to the Portuguese in exchange for sanctuary and a fixed annual stipend. The lower territories including the port of [[Sadashivgad]] near [[Karwar]] were absorbed into the [[Kingdom of Mysore]].<ref name="Machado">''Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians'', Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, pp. 168</ref>

These new areas granted by the Raja of Soonda were incorporated into [[Portuguese India|Portuguese Goa]].

Later in 1783 the Kingdom of Sawantwadi, in order to get Portuguese help against Kolhapur, ceded some parts of Pernem, Bicholim and Sattari to Portugal. The remaining part of Pernem (including Terekhol Fort) was ceded in 1788 and thus came to be known as the ''Novas Conquistas'' (New Conquests). Unlike the Velhas Conquistas, these areas remained predominantly Hindu because the Portuguese government had dismissed the [[Society of Jesus]] (the missionary order responsible for the majority of the [[Christianization of Goa]]) in 1759.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/americancatholic33philuoft#page/244/mode/2up/search/Jesuit|title=The American Catholic quarterly review|website= archive.org|page=244|access-date=31 May 2017|publisher=Philadelphia : Hardy and Mahony}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Velhas Conquistas]]

[[Category:Colonial Goa]]
[[Category:Districts of Goa]]
[[Category:Former districts of India]]