A Trove of Family Treasures

Explore over four centuries of history within these Goan walls

- MALLIKA DALAL

Time stands still at Figueiredo T House, where Maria de Fatima Figueiredo de Albuquerque lives with her son Pedro, 430 years of history all around them. Built in 1590, Figueiredo House was a fresh start for the half of the Saraswat Brahmin Podiar family that moved south from Sancoale to escape the bubonic plague. They settled in the bucolic village of Loutilom, embraced Christianity, changed their name to Figueiredo and built a home that is deeply woven into the fabric of Goa's cultural heritage.