Which place was the headquarters of-the Portuguese in India?
(A) Cochin
(B) Goa
(C) Calicut
(D) Cannanore
Question Asked : SSC Stenographer (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Exam 2010
Explanation: In 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque defeated the Bijapur sultans with the help of Timayya, on behalf of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire, leading to the establishment of a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa). The Southern Province, also known simply as Goa, was the headquarters of Portuguese India, and the seat of the Portuguese viceroy who governed the Portuguese possessions in Asia.
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