Uma polémica na história da inquisição do século XVI: o caso João de Bolés

Jean de Cointac (known as João de Bolés) was born in Bolés, in the diocese of Saintes, in the region of Champagne. He was the son of a noble family and studied at the University of Sorbonne. He joined the group of frenchmen who invaded Brazil in 1557 in order to take care of the legal aspects of the new colony in the tropical lands. After the conflicts between huguenots and Villegagnon, Bolés would have left the fort to follow up on his personal trajectory. This article aims to address the case of João de Bolés, who participated in the expulsion of the French from the brazilian coast and was tried by the Inquisition court in Portugal, being acquitted on August 12, 1564.