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Portuguese Trading Post Established at Cochin (1502)

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1502

In 1502, during Vasco da Gama's second voyage to India, a permanent trading post (feitoria) was established at Cochin on the Malabar Coast, allied wi…

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  1. 1502Malabar Coast · KeralaVasco da Gama led an armed fleet to India once again, aiming to consolidate Portuguese advantage on the spice routes and retaliate against Calicut's restrictions on Portuguese merchants.
  2. 1502Cochin · KeralaThe king of Cochin allied with Portugal against his old enemy the Zamorin of Calicut; the Portuguese promised military assistance in exchange for trading privileges and permission to station there.
  3. 1502Cochin · KeralaThe Portuguese established a trading post (feitoria) at Cochin, stationing factors, warehouses, and armed guards, purchasing pepper and other spices year-round for shipment to Lisbon, forming one of the earliest European colonial trading posts in Asia.

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