Charles Dellon
Charles Claude Gabriel Dellon (born around 1649 ; died around 1709 ) from Agde was a French doctor and traveler to India who gave an important account of the Inquisition in Goa .
Charles Dellon is the author of a travelogue, the French original of which was immediately translated into German, English and Dutch (German under the title: The Never Heard Tyranny and Cruelty Of The Portuguese Inquisition ... ) and the unexpected experiences of the author on his trip to India portrays in the 17th century . In 1674 he became the Governor of Daman for blasphemy accused. He was subjected to the judgment of the Inquisition Court, imprisoned and imprisoned in a Portuguese prison for five years to be released after the trial before the Holy Office in Lisbon . He describes various places he visited, such as Cape Verde , Cape of Good Hope , Ceylon , Mozambique , Madagascar . The work was placed on the index and is said to have partially inspired Voltaire's Candide .
Works
- Relation de L'Inquisition de Goa. (first edition 1687)
- (German translation) The never heard tyranny and cruelty of the Portuguese Inquisition, or of the clerical judge stool / In the East Indian main place of Goa: Nunmehro first discovered by a Roman Catholic Frantzosen who had been imprisoned for a long time and was severely tortured. Translated from French into German / And decorated with beautiful coppers. 1689 ( partial online view )
- L'Inquisition de Goa. La relation de Charles Dellon (1687). Etude, édition & notes de Ch.Amiel & A.Lima. Paris, Chandeigne, 1997.
See also
References and footnotes
literature
- Charles Amiel and Anne Lima Paris: L'Inquisition de Goa. La relation de Charles Dellon (1687) . Paris 1997 ( partial online view )
- Ira Vangipurapu: “ Charles Dellon's Relation de l'Inquisition de Goa as a site of conflict between a theocentric and an anthropocentric world ”, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad (online at dadun.unav.edu )
Web links
- Charles Dellon, L'inquisition de Goa. La relation de Charles Dellon (1687 )
- Information on Charles Dellon in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
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SURNAME | Dellon, Charles |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Charles Claude Gabriel Dellon (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French doctor and traveler to India |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1649 |
DATE OF DEATH | around 1709 |