Dear Cristiana,
I had never hear of him, but googling about him it really seems a curious
character. As you are not in Goa, so without access to the archives, my
suggestion, as a first step, most probably has already occurred to you: to
check the Diário do Governo.
best wishes,
Sandra
Hi Cristiana
Don't know about him, but there was one José Frederico d'Assa
Castelobranco, 31 years old, from Rio de Janeiro, who in 1805, August 17,
was punished by the Inquisition in Goa. He was a sargent in the Ponda
Regiment, and married to Francisca de Sequeira. His crime was mocking the