The Glaring Influence Of The Portugal Legacy In India
<p> many Europeans looking for a sea route to the Indian subcontinent, the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was the first to set foot in Calicut (Kappadu today) in 1498. In 1505, Portuguese State of India (Estado Português da Índia, EPI) was founded including parts of the country like Goa, the inland enclaves of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Diu and Bombay (lost to the British in 1661) under its rule till December,1961. As the capital of Portugal’s eastern empire, Goa became not only a trade centre, but also an opulent bazaar for the display of merchandise and sale of foreign goods: pearls and coral from Bahrain, Chinese porcelain and silk, Portuguese velvet and finished textiles, and medicines and spices from the Malay Archipelago; all from parts of the Portuguese empire.</p>
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