During the late 16th century, Candolim became the first village to be entirely converted to
Christianity in
Bardez by the
Franciscans. He was the progenitor of the
noble revolutionary
Pinto family. Santu Sinay (1577–1640), was the son of Naru Sinay; who had earlier migrated from
Loutolim,
Salcette, and established himself in Candolim, where he purchased the fifth
vangodd (clan) of the
comunidade on 13 August 1604. Naru Sinay died after 1624, and was survived by his wife, and three sons—Jeronimo de Souza, Santu Sinay, and Christovão d'Andrade. Candolim was the focal point of the
anti-Portuguese revolt of 1787, also called the "
Conspiracy of the Pintos", because it was spearheaded by priests belonging to the village's
Pinto (Shenoy) clan. This revolt occurred due to the continued discrimination of the natives related to positions in clergy and government. This angered the Pinto family who were among the protectors of the Portuguese in Goa and had been awarded a coat of arms in 1770. The house of the Pintos today stands as Bosio Hospital in Candolim which was donated to he Sisters of Charity of Sts. Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa by heirs of Ignacio Pinto in Pinto Vaddo. ==Demographics==