GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Who among the following made first Goa their colony?
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Portugese
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French
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Dutch
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Britishers
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Goa was a colony of the Portuguese from 1510 to 1961. Goa was conquered by Afonso de Albuquerque. It became an important trade hub during that period. The Portuguese served for four and a half centuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Portuguese India featured several enclaves on India’s western coast at the time of British India’s independence in 1947, including Goa proper, as well as the coastal enclaves of Daman and Diu, and the interior enclaves of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Goa is a term used to refer to the Portuguese Indian territory as a whole.
Detailed explanation-3: -Portuguese colonialism began in earnest when Vasco da Gama reached Calicut on the Malabar Coast on 20 May 1498.
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