ABBÉ FARIA and the CONSPIRACY of 1787 – Prof. Alfredo de Mello, Abbefaria.com, "Caetano Victorino de Faria, a Brahmin Christian, born in Colvale, in the north of Bardez district, just on the south bank of the river Chapora, devoted himself to ecclesiastical studies when young."
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Robert Bradnock, Roma Bradnock, Footprint Goa Handbook: The Travel Guide, Footprint Travel Guides, 2002, ISBN978-1-903471-22-7, Google Print, p. 57 "Abbé José Custodio Faria was born on May 30, 1756, in Candolim, just inland of Calangute. His family claimed descent from Brahmins in Colvale, but his parents separated after his birth, his mother becoming a nun and his father a priest."
