Discover what Goa looked like under the Portuguese via these amazingly visual and informative maps and illustrations. The Portuguese set foot in Goa in 1510, after they defeated the ruling Bijapur sultan Yousuf Adil Shah with the help of a local ally, Timayya. They set up a permanent settlement in Velha Goa (or Old Goa). This was the beginning of Portuguese rule in Goa that would last for four and a half centuries, until 1961. (Click images to enlarge.)
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