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The chief center of Portuguese trade with India was:
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Surat.
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Calicut.
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Goa.
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Agra.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In India, Portugal established her trading settlements at Cochin, Goa, Diu, and Daman.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ratnagiri, Mirjan, Baindur, Barkur, Mangalore, Tellicherry and Cochin, and foreign ports in countries like Portugal, Brazil Macao, Mazambique, and Ceylon figured in Goa’s trade during the nineteenth century.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cochin was the first Portuguese capital in India, and later it was replaced by Goa.
Detailed explanation-4: -One of the Portuguese governors in India, Nino de Cunha, moved the capital from Cochin to Goa in 1530 CE.
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