honors, privileges and favours were conferred upon him. But it must be added that the case against him continued. Descendants Due to the Chorão Epidemic in the 18th century, Locu's descendants left for Calangute in 1762 and settled there permanently in 1772. Among the direct male descendants of Locu Sinai there have been many priests, lawyers and doctors. Dr. Luis José Bras de Sà, the former Health Officer of Bardez, belonged to this family. References Footnotes Bibliography The Island of Chorão (A Historical Sketch); by Francisco Xavier Gomes Catão, Mar Louis Memorial Press, Alwaye (1962)Missionary Tropics: the Catholic Frontier in India (16th-17th Centuries)''; by Ines G. Zupanov People of Chorão (Island) Converts to Roman Catholicism from Hinduism 16th-century Roman Catholics