Portuguese Goa

Timeline

1. c. 1400–1510Mandovi River mouth · West CoastBefore the Portuguese arrived, the mouth of the Mandovi River was already an important port on the west coast of the Deccan Peninsula, controlled by the Bijapur Sultanate, with active trade to the Persian Gulf and the East African coast.
2. 1510–1520Old Goa · GoaAfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa in 1510 and established a permanent fortress, making it Portugal's colonial administrative and military base in Asia.
3. 1520–1570Viceroy's Palace and port district of Goa · GoaIn the first half of the 16th century Goa developed into the capital of Estado da Índia, concentrating the trade in pepper, cinnamon and other spices, with grand cathedrals, monasteries and civic buildings built, and population and wealth growing rapidly.
4. 1571–1580Goa (including ecclesiastical quarter and port) · GoaBetween 1571 and 1580 Goa remained the residence of the Portuguese governor-general in Asia; Jesuit and other missionary orders used it as a base to dispatch missions to Japan, China and Southeast Asia, while maintaining regular routes to Lisbon and Malacca.