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A maritime route to the spices they produced there. The ground route was dominated by cartels and made for rough travelling, risking getting robbed. By ship (or Nau), they could carry much larger quantities.
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∙ 7y agoPortugal sent explorers to India. The first was Vasco da Gama in 1498. The Hindu ruler of Calicut demanded gold as customs duties. Da Gama used force to bring home goods to Portugal. by 1502, the Portuguese built a fort in India. Da Gama came back with 15 ships and 800 men. He bombed the city and demanded all Arabs leave. The Portuguese built more forts and controlled much of the land in western India. The headquarters was Goa. The Portuguese did give Bombay to England as dowry for Princess Catherine to marry Charles II. The Portuguese refused to give back their Indian possessions even after the British gave independence to India in 1947. In 1961, the Indian army invaded Goa, Daman and Diu. Finally the Portuguese surrendered.
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∙ 15y agoIndia was a land of great prospects. The hot climate and fertile soil could grow herbs and spices that were very valuable to Europeans of the day.
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∙ 10y agoIntermarriages resulted in children that shared Indian and European culture (: ur welcome
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∙ 6y agoIntermarriages resulted in children that shared Indian and European culture.
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From which country tapioca came to India?
The Portugal people bring the tapioca from Brazil to India.
The first European country to reach India was?
it was Portugal
What European nation established the first trading post in India?
Portugal
Why did Portugal colonize Mozambique?
Other European powers had African colonies and puppet states, and I would guess that Portugal was trying not to be a slouch in this regard. In the late 1800's through the mid 1900's, the continent of Africa was almost completely divided by Europe.
Who commanded the four ships that sailed from Portugal rounded Africa and then raced across India and landed on India's southwest coast?
Vaso Da Gama
What America colonize?
Spain, France and Portugal
Where did Portugal colonize in the Americas?
New Zealand
Which European country was the first and largest to colonize Brazil?
Portugal.
Did Portugal colonize Nigeria?
No. Nigeria was a former British colony.
What territories did Portugal colonize in Angola?
no...Angola and Portugal are two different countries. Portugal is in Europe and Angola in Africa
How long did it take to get to Portugal to India on a boat?
9000 years
Who were the first Europeans to colonize India?
The first Europeans to colonize India were the Portuguese at Goa, followed by the Dutch, French, and finally, the British.
When did Angola colonize?
It was colonized by Portugal, and gained independence in 1975.
Did Spain colonize Brazil?
Portugal was the colonial ruler of Brazil when Brazil was a colony of Portugal.
What is line Demarcation?
provision of treaty of tordesillas to divide the Americas between Spain and Portugal to colonize.
Why did the country want to colonize in India?
indai dont getit!!
What was the imaginary line drawn by the pope divide the non-Christian world between Spain and Portugal called?
The treaty responsible for the divide between the world that Spain could colonize and Portugal could colonize was the Treaty of Tordesillas. The name of the line was, surprisingly enough, called the Tordesillas Line.
