7 Explorers: Portuguese

To what extent has the culture of people on the western coast of India today been influenced by Portuguese exploration?

Think about...

• language 
• religion
• architecture

Map

Portuguese Age of Exploration, via World History Encyclopedia

Articles

• The Beginnings of Bombay: Tracing a Portuguese Legacy, via Hindustan Times
• The Portuguese Contribution That Usually Goes Unheralded, via Hindustan Times

Websites

• Portuguese Goa, via World History Encyclopedia
• Portuguese Cochin (Kochi), via World History Encyclopedia
• Portuguese India - Timeline, via BYJU's Exam Prep

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Britannica

• Portuguese India

Gale in Context

• "Conquering The 'Sea of Darkness'", scroll to the section The Portuguese in India

World Book

• Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu