The papacy charged Portugal with converting Asia to Christianity. The next viceroy, Afonso Albuquerque, gained control over the Persian Gulf in 1507, established a Portuguese trading center in Goa in 1507, captured Malacca in 1511, which opened trade routes with Siam (Thailand), the Spice Islands (in present-day Indonesia) and China. Their first viceroy in India destroyed the Muslim Fleet. Portugese born on Indian soil were called “Castees” while those of mixed parentage were called “Mustees” or “Mestiz.”Īfter de Gama returned from his second voyage the Portuguese set about building their empire in India. There was a great deal of intermarriage between the Portuguese and local Kankani-speaking women. Goa remained in Portuguese hands until 1961. The Portuguese and Spanish established themselves by building forts and trading out of them. The Sultanates in Malaysia and Indonesia were easy to overcome, Filipinos were just tribal farmers, and the Mughals in India didn't have much of a navy. The Spanish and Portuguese were able to establish their large empires in Asia because they encountered virtually no resistance. The Portuguese trading empire established itself in Asia with the seizure of Goa in India in 1510 and Malacca in present-day Malaysia in 1551. In the 15th century, Portuguese navigators started Europe's colonization of Asia. PORTUGUESE ESTABLISH THEIR TRADE EMPIRE IN ASIA
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