HISTORY
THE FIRST ONE
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Question
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The Portuguese established their first business centre at
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Calicut
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Goa
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Surat
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Cochin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On 13 September 1500, Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral arrived at Calicut in Kerala and established a factory which was the first European factory in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. The first Portuguese Governor of Indian possessions was Francisco de Almeida. 2. Cochin was the first Portuguese capital in India, and later it was replaced by Goa.
Detailed explanation-3: -Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast.
Detailed explanation-4: -In India, Portugal established her trading settlements at Cochin, Goa, Diu, and Daman.
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