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Aug 27, 2023 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Goa, 1961 by #ValmikiFaleiro is a fascinating book that traces the history of #Goa from the time of its occupation by the Portuguese in 1510, through nationalism to its liberation and integration with #India in 1961. The Portuguese were in India for 463 years...1/16
... starting with Calicut in 1498. They were the first Europeans to enter India & the last to leave. The book reveals very many surprising & little known facts about this beautiful state. For example: the British had occupied the Cabo, Aguada, Miramar, Dona Paula...2/16