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“It’s a fascinating example of how an Inquisition trial can give you the life history of somebody who had been an enslaved African in the 18th century. But he also uses it as a window on to understanding the different roles of Africans in different parts of the Atlantic and even in Portugal. Once he’s released, Domingos Alvares is found having discussions on religious life and belief with priests in the Algarve. It’s really a fascinating history and, also one, which, again, reveals the power of the Inquisition to take somebody from Brazil back to Lisbon for trial.” Read more...
