▁Muslim ▁r ites ▁or ▁inter fer ed ▁with ▁Portuguese ▁attempts ▁to ▁for ci b ly ▁convert ▁non - Christ ians ▁to ▁Catholic ism . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁H ind us ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁move ▁out ▁of ▁Go a ▁if ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁convert . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Go a ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 0 ▁by ▁Ale ix o ▁D ias ▁Fal c ão ▁and ▁Francisco ▁Mar ques , ▁who ▁occupied ▁the ▁palace ▁of ▁the ▁S aba io ▁Ad il ▁Khan . ▁The ▁ancient ▁Christian ▁community ▁of ▁Mal ab ar ▁Nas ran is ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁Indian ▁coast ▁was ▁also ▁per sec uted ▁in ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁In quisition . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁described ▁the ▁Mal ab ar ▁Nas ran is ▁as ▁S abb ath - keep ing ▁J uda izers ▁and ▁bur nt ▁their ▁Sy ri ac - Ar ama ic ▁manuscript s ▁at ▁the ▁Syn od ▁of ▁Diam per . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁main ▁targets ▁of ▁the ▁In quisition ▁were ▁also ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Christian ▁trad itions ▁and ▁movements ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁perce ived ▁as ▁orth odox . ▁The ▁mill en arian ▁and ▁national ▁Fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁Cult ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit , ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁spread ▁throughout ▁all ▁main land ▁Portugal ▁from ▁then ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁centuries ▁it ▁spread ▁throughout ▁Portugal ' s ▁Atlantic ▁islands ▁and ▁emp ire , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁target ▁of ▁prohib ition ▁and