Goa

Timeline

1. 1581–1590Viceroy's Palace, Old Goa · GoaThe Governor of Goa commanded Portuguese fortresses, trading posts and fleets in Asia; after the Iberian Union of 1580 it was nominally under the Spanish crown, but Estado da Índia retained an independent administrative system, with Goa as the viceroy's residence coordinating colonial affairs across the Indian Ocean.
2. 1581–1590Mandovi River port · IndiaThe port of Goa received pepper, spices and luxury goods from the Malabar Coast, the Persian Gulf and Malacca; Portuguese carracks transshipped the goods to Lisbon, while city merchants, customs officials and Asian intermediaries formed key links in the transoceanic trade chain.
3. 1581–1590Basilica of Bom Jesus · GoaJesuit and Franciscan missionaries used Goa as a base to expand into Asia; the Inquisition monitored converts and heretics, and grand churches and monastery complexes made Goa a Catholic urban landscape of the 'Rome of the East' type.