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== Portuguese Colonization (1505-1961) == | == Portuguese Colonization (1505-1961) == | ||
The State of India, also referred to as the Portuguese State of India or simply Portuguese India, was a colonial state of the Portuguese Empire founded in 1505, six years after the discovery of a sea route to the Indian Subcontinent by the Kingdom of Portugal. The Governor of Portuguese India signed the Instrument of Surrender on 19 December 1961, ending 450 years of Portuguese rule in India. | The State of India, also referred to as the Portuguese State of India or simply Portuguese India, was a colonial state of the Portuguese Empire founded in 1505, six years after the discovery of a sea route to the Indian Subcontinent by the Kingdom of Portugal. The Governor of Portuguese India signed the Instrument of Surrender on 19 December 1961, ending 450 years of Portuguese rule in India. | ||
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