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PORTUGUESE COLONIALISM
PORTUGUESE COLONIAL REMAINS:
Portuguese Colonial Remains in Africa
Portuguese Colonial Remains in America
Portuguese Colonial Remains in Asia
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE:
Portuguese Language Heritage in Asia
A Herança da Língua Portuguesa no Oriente
Portuguese language heritage in Africa
Português em Moçambique por Dietrich Köster
PORTUGUESE POPULATION:
Population of the Portuguese Settlements in India
PORTUGUESE COLONIAL EMPIRE MAPS:
The Portuguese Empire in America and Africa
The Portuguese Empire in the East
PORTUGUESE GOVERNORS:
Governors and Viceroy of Portuguese Brazil, 1549-1760
AFRICA:
Arguin: a Portuguese fort in Mauritania
The European forts in Ghana
La rivolta degli schiavi di São Tomé, 1595
Principe island: Fortaleza de Santo António da Ponta da Mina
São Tomé e Príncipe: Situação actual e Perspectivas de Desenvolvimento por Dietrich Köster
Madagascar: a mysterious settlement
Madagascar: une mystérieuse colonie
Mombasa a Portuguese fortress in Kenya
ASIA:
ARABIA:
The Portuguese in  Arabia Peninsula and in the Persic Gulf (Hormuz, Oman, Mascate, Bahrein)
Borca Fort
Curiate and Sidabo Forts
Doba Fort
Mada and Libidia Forts
Mascate Fort
Matarâ (Matrah) Fort
Quelba and Corfação Forts
Sibo Fort
Soar Fort
INDIA:
Portuguese India: DIU, a Portuguese fortress in Gujarat
Portuguese India: the Northern Province (Provincia do Norte) Baçaim, Chaul, Damao,  Bombaim
Portuguese India: Baçaim, Bassein, Vasai by Sushant Raut
Portuguese India: Goa, Rainha do Oriente
Portuguese India: Cochin and Malabar
The Portuguese in the Bay of Bengal
SRI LANKA (CEYLON):
The Portuguese in Ceylon
Les Portugais a Ceylan
Ribeiro's narrative of the Portuguese  fortresses and settlements in Ceylon
La storia di Batticaloa
La storia di Trincomale
Forts and Churches in Sri Lanka
Maps of the territorial expansion of the Dutch and the Portuguese in Ceylon
The last years of the Portuguese presence in Ceylon, the war against the Dutch
INDEXES of reviews about CEYLON:
Index of the Aquinas Journal
BURMA:
The Portuguese in Burma
MALAYSIA:
Portuguese Malacca
INDONESIA:
Makassar and the Portuguese
The Portuguese in the Spices Islands: the Moluccas, Solor, Timor
Report of the visits to Solor and Ende forts by Mark Schellekens
Photos of Portuguese fort in Ende by Mark Schellekens
Photos of Portuguese fort in Solor by Mark Schellekens
TIMOR LESTE:

Timor Leste East Timor Timor Est

Cronologia dell'espansione portoghese a Timor di Davide Parassoni
CHINA-JAPAN:
Macao: the last colony
SOUTH AMERICA:
BRAZIL:
Parati
Salvador (Bahia)
Forts of Salvador (Bahia)
Recife
Forts of Recife
Olinda
Igarassu
Forts of Fernando de Noronha
Fortaleza of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, Fernando de Noronha
URUGUAY:
Colonia del Sacramento by Pedro Gonçalves
CHRONOLOGIES:
PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENTS:
Chronological list of Portuguese possessions in West Africa
Chronological list of Portuguese possessions in East Africa
Chronological list of Portuguese possessions in Asia: Arabia
Chronological list of Portuguese possessions in Asia: India and Bangladesh
Chronological list of Portuguese possessions in Asia: Sri Lanka
Chronological list of Portuguese possessions in Asia: South East and Far East
Chronological list of Portuguese possessions in America
As Independências do Ultramar Português por Dietrich Köster
PORTUGUESE BIBLIOGRAPHIES:
Portuguese Bibliography General
Portuguese Bibliography Africa
Portuguese Bibliography America
Portuguese Bibliography Asia General
Portuguese Bibliography Middle East
Portuguese Bibliography India
Portuguese Bibliography Sri Lanka
Portuguese Bibliography East Asia
Portuguese Bibliography Varied

DUTCH COLONIALISM
DUTCH REMAINS:
Dutch Colonial Remains in Africa
Dutch Colonial Remains in America
Dutch Colonial Remains in Asia
DUTCH COLONIAL EMPIRE MAPS:
WIC Empire in the Atlantic
VOC Empire in Asia
Map of the Dutch settlements in Guyana and Suriname (1600-1750)
DUTCH COMPANIES:
WIC: West-Indische Compagnie, Dutch West India Company
VOC: Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, Dutch East India Company
DUTCH GOVERNORS:
Governors of the Dutch East Indies
AFRICA:
The European forts in Ghana
Gli Olandesi a São Tomé e Principe
The Dutch in South Africa
The Afrikaans language in South Africa
The Dutch in Mauritius
INDIA:
The Dutch in India: Malabar
The Dutch in India: Coromandel
The Dutch in Bengal
SRI LANKA (CEYLON):
The Dutch in Ceylon: the Burghers
La storia di Batticaloa
La storia di Trincomale
Forts and Churches in Sri Lanka
Maps of the territorial expansion of the Dutch and the Portuguese in Ceylon
The last years of the Portuguese presence in Ceylon, the war against the Dutch
INDEXES of reviews about CEYLON:
Index of the Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon
MALAYSIA:
Dutch Malacca
TAIWAN (FORMOSA):
The Dutch in Formosa
CHINA-JAPAN
Dutch Graves of Macau by Magiel Venema
INDONESIA:
Dutch Batavia (Jakarta)
OCEANIA:
Espansione coloniale in Nuova Guinea di Davide Parassoni
The Voc and Australia  by Peter Reynders
NORTH AMERICA:
The Dutch in North America: New Netherland (Dutch New York), Acadia
CARIBBEAN:
The Dutch and the Courlanders in Tobago
SOUTH AMERICA:
The Dutch in Brazil
The Dutch conquest and occupation of Salvador de Bahia (1624-1625)
Fort Oranje (Orange), Itamaracá: a Dutch fortress in Brazil
Photos of Fort Oranje (Orange), Itamaracá
The Dutch in Chile: Hendrick Brouwer expedition in Valdivia  by Robbert Kock
CHRONOLOGIES:
DUTCH SETTLEMENTS:
Chronological list of  Dutch possessions in North America
Chronological list of  Dutch possessions in Central America
Chronological list of  Dutch possessions in South America
Chronological list of  Dutch possessions in Africa
Chronological list of  Dutch possessions in Asia: Arabia and Persian Gulf
Chronological list of Dutch possessions in Asia: Far East (from Bangladesh to Japan)
DUTCH BIBLIOGRAPHIES:
Dutch Bibliography
Dutch Bibliography Africa
Dutch Bibliography America
Dutch Bibliography Asia
Dutch Bibliography Oceania
OTHER COLONIALISM
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Others Colonialism Bibliography: German, Danish, Swedish, French, Spanish
COURLAND COLONIALISM
CARIBBEAN:
The Dutch and the Courlanders in Tobago
DANISH COLONIALISM
REMAINS:
Danish Colonial Remains
AFRICA:
The European forts in Ghana
ASIA:
Trankebar - Tranquebar
CHRONOLOGIES:
DANISH SETTLEMENTS:
Chronological list of Danish possessions
FRENCH COLONIALISM
SOUTH AMERICA:
The French in Brazil: Saint-Alexis, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Luis do Maranhao
Franceses no Brasil
Français  au Brésil
OCEANIA:
French Colonialism: New Caledonie-Nouvelle Caledonie: Fort Teremba (Grande Terre)
French Colonialism: New Caledonie-Nouvelle Caledonie: Ile des Pines
GERMAN COLONIALISM
REMAINS:
Brandenburg Colonial Remains
AFRICA:
The European forts in Ghana
SOUTH AMERICA:
1824-2004: 180 anos de migração alemã para o Brasil por Dietrich Köster
1824-2004: 180 Jahre deutsche Auswanderung nach Brasilien von Dietrich Köster
OCEANIA:
Deutsch Samoa
Espansione coloniale in Nuova Guinea di Davide Parassoni
1565-1994 Mikronesien - vergessene Inselwelt im Pazifik von Dietrich Köster
CHRONOLOGIES:
Sviluppo Politico delle Ex-Colonie Tedesche a partire dal 1920  di Dietrich Köster
Fortschreibung der vormaligen deutschen Kolonien seit 1920 von Dietrich Köster
Desenvolvimento das antigas Colónias alemãs desde 1920 por Dietrich Köster
ITALIAN COLONIALISM
Italian Colonial Bibliography
RUSSIAN COLONIALISM
NORTH AMERICA:
The Russian presence in America
OCEANIA:
The Russian presence in Hawaii
SPANISH COLONIALISM
REMAINS:
Spanish Colonial Remains: Asia, Africa, Oceania
INDONESIA:
The Spanish presence in the Moluccas
SOUTH AMERICA:
The Jesuits Missions (Reducciones) in Paraguay,Bolivia, Argentina,Brazil
Photos of the Jesuit mission of San Ignacio Mini, Argentina
Jesuit Eastern Bolivia Missions by Geoffrey Groesbeck
Photos of the Jesuit mission of Concepción, Bolivia by Geoffrey Groesbeck
Photos of the Jesuit mission of Santa Ana de Velasco, Bolivia by Geoffrey Groesbeck
Photos of the Jesuit mission of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia by Geoffrey Groesbeck
Photos of the Jesuit mission of San Javier, Bolivia by Geoffrey Groesbeck
Photos of the Jesuit mission of San Miguel de Velasco, Bolivia by Geoffrey Groesbeck
Photos of the Jesuit mission of San Rafael de Velasco, Bolivia by Geoffrey Groesbeck
SWEDISH COLONIALISM
REMAINS:
Swedish Colonial Remains
AFRICA:
The European forts in Ghana
NORTH AMERICA:
The Swedes in North America: Nya Sverige, New Sweden
BOOKS:
Received books on Colonial history
LINKS:
Portuguese Colonial History Links
Dutch Colonial History Links
Miscellaneous Colonial History Links
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Last update:    03/11/2006 

 

CHRONOLOGY OF THE PORTUGUESE POSSESSIONS

ASIA: INDIA AND BANGLADESH 1498-1800

written by Marco Ramerini

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India:

Island of Diu:   Fortaleza de Nagoa (1744), Fortaleza de Brancavara (1774), Forte de Simbor, Forte de Gogola.   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1554 - 18/19 Dec 1961

Diu:   (20°43'N - 71°00'E)    Forte or Castelo do Mar, Castelo de Diu or Fortaleza de Sao Tomé   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    21 Dec. 1535 fortress - 18/19 Dec. 1961  

Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"       

Bulsar or Balsar (Valsad ?): (20°37'N - 72°55'E)     

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1559 fort - 1560 abandoned

Danvers "The Portuguese in India" 

Parnel (Parnera ?): (20°33'N - 72°57'E)   three leagues from Daman    

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1559* the fort is conquered and then razed to the ground

Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India" 

* 1569 according to Danvers "The Portuguese in India"       

Damao Pequeno (Nani Daman):   (20°26'N - 72°50'E)  Forte de Sao Jeronimo (1614/15)    

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1614/5 fort - 18/19 Dec 1961

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"

Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"                   

Damao Grande or Praça de Damao (Damao, Moti Daman or Daman):   (20°25'N - 72°50'E)   Castelo de Hieronymus  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1559 fort - 18/19 Dec.1961  

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"

Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"   

Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"

Dadra:  (20°19'N - 72°58'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1779 - 24 July 1954

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"

Nagar Haveli:     

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1779 - 2 Aug. 1954

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"

Sao Gens or Samges:

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   round fortress with 6 bastions          

Umbargao (Umargam):  (20°12'N - 72°45'E)  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    fort - Nov. 1738

           to Mahrattas

Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India" 

Danvers "The Portuguese in India" 

Danu (Dahanu): (19°58'N - 72°44'E)         round fort with a bulwark 

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1533 ? 1560c. fort  - November 1738

          to Mahrattas

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India"                     

Trapor or Tarapor (Tarapur):  (19°53'N - 72°41'E)    fort with round and square bastions

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)          15 ?  - 1739

            to the Mahrattas

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein" 

Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"      

Kari de Chikli or Tchikla (Chinchani ?):  (19°53'N - 72°41'E)     square fort with 4 bastions  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India" 

Serra de Açarim, Azarim or Aserim:      

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1556 tranqueira, mountains fort - 13 Feb. 1739

            to the Mahrattas

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"

Manora’ or Manori:   round fort    

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)       1556 fort -

Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"

Sirgao or Seridao (Shirgaum): (19°44'N - 72°44'E) ?      

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)            - 1739

         to the Mahrattas

Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India" 

Mahim:  (19°39'N - 72°44'E)           round fort     

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1532 - 20 January 1739

           to Mahrattas

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein" 

Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"  

Kari de Mahim :   ?   small triangular fort with two bastions  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein" 

Quelme (Kelve): (19°35'N - 72°45'E)  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)                - 1739

        to the Mahrattas

Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India" 

Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India" 

Ilha das Vaccas (Arnalla):      (19°28'N - 72°44'E)    circular tower   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)         ?   - 13 February 1739 

                to Mahrattas

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India" 

Asserim or Agaçaim (Agashi):  (19°28'N - 72°47'E)    fort and custom house  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India" 

Sopera or Supara (Sopara):   (19°25'N - 72°47'E)  four wooden stockades   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein" 

Saibana:     stockade    

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)  

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Bassein or Baçaim (Vasai):  Cidadela de Sao Sebastiao  (19°20'N - 72°49'E)  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1528 sacked, 1532 conquered and abandoned, 23 December 1534 ceded by a treaty, May 1536   fortress - 16 May 1739 surrender, 23 May 1739 the Portuguese leave the town         

Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"

Danvers "The Portuguese in India" 

Galiana (Kalyana):  (19°14'N - 73°10'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1535 - lost a short time after

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Salsette Island:

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1534 - 1737  to Mahrattas

Gerson de Cunha "The origin of Bombay"

Thana (Salsette Island):  (19°11'N - 72°58'E)   two towers (Sao Pedro and Sao Jeronimo) and one small square fort (Reis Magos) with two bastions.   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      1534 - 1737 to Mahrattas

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

There were three bulwarks near Thana:

Forte Santa Cruz (Salcete is.)

Forte do Passo Seco or do Rio (in front of Thana)

Baluarte do Mar (in the direction of  Bombay)

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Bandora:     Torre Agoada (1640s.)   small watch tower

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Dharavi Island:  (19°16'N - 72°50'E)  ?   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      fort

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India" 

Versova Island:

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     fort

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Bombaim or Mobaim (Bombay):  (18°55'N - 72°50'E)   quadrangular fort  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1534 ceded by treaty - 18 February 1665

          to British by treaty

Belaflor, Sambayo or Sabayo (Belapur):  (19°01'N - 73°02'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    fortification

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India" 

Caranja or Juem: circa   (18°54'N - 72°55'E)  

There were 2 forts, one, smaller, in the East side of the island, the other, bigger, on a hill, was a square fort, three angles of which had a bastion each.

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)                  - 28 March 1739

           to Angria 

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

From Bassein to Caranja there were 14 Portuguese forts or towers.

Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"

In 1739 the Portuguese lost: 20 fortress, 2 fortified hills, 8 town.

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"     

Chaul (Revdanda): (18°33'N - 72°56'E)    Fortaleza de Santa Maria do Castelo  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1503 feitoria ?, 1509 vassal, 1516 feitoria, 1521 fort, October 1531 fortress - 18 September 1740

            transfer by treaty to the Marhattas

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"

Danvers "Portuguese in India"      

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India"    

Morro de Chaul (Korlai): (18°32'N - 72°55'E)   Fortaleza do Morro de Chaul      

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1594 the fortress was conquered  - 1739

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"   

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India"      


Goa:          UNDER CONSTRUCTION

At the beginning of 17th. c. the Portuguese ruled over a territory of about 275 square miles.

Disney  "Twilight of the pepper empire"

Goa:

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    4 March 1510 - 20 May 1510

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    25 November 1510 - 18/19 Dec. 1961     

           to India

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"

Salcete or Salsete: 

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1543 -

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"

Bardez:  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1543 -

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"

Alorna:       fort

5 May 1746 -

Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"

Goa forts:

Reis Magos or Magus (Bardez): (1550s.)       1550s. -

Aguada or Agoada (Bardez): Forte Santa Caterina (1604)    1604  -

Nossa Senhora do Cabo (near Aguada fort): rectangular fort

Gaspar Dias, St. Ignes (Panjim): square fort (1598)     1598  -

Mormugao: fort (1624)       1624 -

Rachol (Salcete): fortezza di origine indiana poi nel 1604 con aggiunte port.

Torre de Noroa   Vedi os port no malabar pag 59 nota 64.

Neutim fort (1746)  1746 -

Rarim  fort (1746)   1746 -

Cabo do Rama: 

Chapora:  fort (1617)       1617 - 1684      -  1739       - 1961

Tiracol (Tarekhol): fort (1746)    1746    - 15 Aug. 1954 per alcune ore viene occupato da degli indiani, poche ore dopo è ripreso dai portoghesi.


Cintacola or Cintacora (Sadashivgad): (14°51'N - 74°07'E)     Forte de Pito or Piro

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    30 Jan. 1791 - 16 Mar. 1793 

         to Tipu Sultan

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India"    

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"  

Angediva (Anjediv): (14°49'N - 74°03'E)   Forte Nossa Senhora das Brotas (1682)  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)  14 Sep. 1505 fort - 1506/7  abandoned   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)  5 May 1682 fort - 20 Dec.1961

         to India              

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Onor (Honawar): (14°17'N - 74°26'E)      Fortaleza de Santa Catarina (1568/9)   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1568/9 fort - 1654            

Disney  "Twilight of the pepper empire"

Gersoppa (30 miles upstream of Onor): (14°15'N - 74°39'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   Casa do Peso

Disney  "Twilight of the pepper empire"

Bhatkal:   (13°59'N - 74°32'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      1514 the harbour is dismantling, 1542 conquered and after two days abandoned and burnt, 1548 tributary 

Danvers "The Portuguese in India" 

Barcelor or Braçalor (Basrur): (13°38'N - 74°44'E)     square shaped fortress.  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1568/9 fort - 1652

          to Ikerri  

Disney  "Twilight of the pepper empire"

Cambolin (Coondapoor, near Barcelor): (13°38'N - 74°41'E)     square shaped fortress.   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1629 fort - 15 Jan 1653   

          to Ikerri      

Disney  "Twilight of the pepper empire"

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Mangalore (Mangalor): (12°54'N - 74°50'E)   Forte Sao Sebastiao (1567/68/69)   square shaped fortress with a bastion at every corner.   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1568/9 * fort - 165 ?

          feitoria (there was in 1750) Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"

Disney  "Twilight of the pepper empire"

* 1567     Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Mount Delly (Ettikulam): (12°05'N - 75°11'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     fort ?

Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India"    

Cannanore or Cananor:   (11°51'N - 75°22'E)   Fortaleza de Santao Gil or Santo Angelo (1505)   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1501 ally of Portugal and feitoria, Oct. 1505 fort - 15* Feb. 1663

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)    to The Netherlands

Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"

Koshy "Dutch power in Kerala"

* 13 Feb. 1663 according to Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Calecut or Calicut (Kozikode):   (11°15'N - 75°47'E)    

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      1514/15 fort - 1525 *

            feitoria (there was in 1750) Danvers  "The Portuguese in India"

Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"

* (1522-1525) according to  Disney  "Twilight of the pepper empire"

Chalé or Chale (Chalyam or Beypore): (11°09'N - 75°49'E)   rectangulare shaped fort 

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1531 fort - 1571       

Disney  "Twilight of the pepper empire"

Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"

Ponanni or Panane: (10°46'N - 75°55'E) 

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1535 attempt to build a fort, never finished.

Disney  "Twilight of the pepper empire"

Cranganore or Cranganor (Kodungallor):  (10°13'N - 76°13'E)   Castelo de Sao Tomé (1536) square shaped fort 

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1536 fort - 15 Jan. 1662

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)    to The Netherlands 

Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"

Koshy "Dutch power in Kerala"  

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"    

Cochin de Cima (Pallipuram):  (10°10'N - 76°11'E)   Castelo de Cima (1502 ?)   tower  

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1502 ? fort  - 16 Feb. 1661

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)    to The Netherlands 

Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Cochin, Cochin de Baixo or Santa Cruz :  (09°57'N - 76°15'E)   Fortaleza Manuel (1503)   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)   1501 ally of Portugal, 26/27 Sep. 1503 timber fortress, 1505/6 stone fortress - 7/8 Jan. 1663

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)   to The Netherlands         

Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"

Koshy "Dutch power in Kerala"  

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"  

Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities" (27 Sep. 1503 timber fortress, 3 May 1506 stone fortress) 

Coulao or Coullam (Quilon):  (08°53'N - 76°35'E)    Forte Sao Tomé or Tangesseri (1518) 

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1505 feitoria, 1518 fortress - 29 Dec. 1658

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)    to The Netherlands     (29 Dec. 1658 - 14 Apr. 1659)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    14 Apr. 1659 - 24 Dec. 1661   

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)    to The Netherlands            

Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"

Koshy "Dutch power in Kerala"

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Punicale (Punnaikayal):

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)         settlement 1532c.   

               fort       - 1552    

               1553 -

Caldwell "A history of Tinnevelly"

Punicale was the chief Portuguese settlement of the Fishery Coast between 1532 and 1580s.; from about 1580s. their chief settlement was Tuticorin.

Tuticorin or Tutucorim:  (08°48'N - 78°09'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    settlement 1532c., Portuguese governor 1542c.   - Feb. 1658

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)    to The Netherlands

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Caldwell "A history of Tinnevelly"

Punicale was the chief Portuguese settlement of the Fishery Coast between 1532 and 1580s.; from about 1580s. their chief settlement was Tuticorin.

Caldwell "A history of Tinnevelly"

Nagapatao or Negapatao (Negapatam or Nagapattinam):   (10°47'N - 79°50'E)   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1520/30s. settlement, 1642/43 fort and custom house - 23 July 1658

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)     to The Netherlands 

Subrahmanyam "The South Coromandel Portuguese in the late 17th..." in Studia n° 49

Danvers "The Portuguese in India"

Porto Novo (Parangi-Pettai):    (11°29'N - 79°46'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    1590s.  settlement - 18th. ?

Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"

Subrahmanyam "The South Coromandel Portuguese in the late 17th..." in Studia n° 49

Subrahmanyam "Improvising Empire - Portuguese trade and settlements in the Bay of Bengal 1500 - 1700" or ""Comercio e conflito - A presença Portuguesa no Golfo de Bengala 1500 - 1700"

Tegenapatam:  (11°44'N - 79°47'E)     fort ?

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)    fort ?

Raychaudhuri "Jan Company in Coromandel 1605-1690"   p. 19

Sao Tomé de Meliapor:   (13°00'N - 80°15'E)   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1522/3 settlement, 1614 fort - 1662

            to Qutbshahi (Golconda) (1662  - 1672)

flagfren.jpg (511 byte)       to the French  (1672 - 6 September 1674)

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)      to the Dutch  (6 September 1674 - 10 October 1674)

            to the Qutbshahi (Golconda)  (10 October 1674 - 1687)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     Portuguese attempt to reestablish a Portuguese settlement:  1687 - 21 Oct. 1749  

flagbritish.gif (941 byte)       to the English  (21 October 1749 -          )

Lotika Varadarajan "San Thomé: early European activities and aspirations"

Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"

Subrahmanyam "The South Coromandel Portuguese in the late 17th..." in Studia n° 49

Subrahmanyam "Improvising Empire - Portuguese trade and settlements in the Bay of Bengal 1500 - 1700" or ""Comercio e conflito - A presença Portuguesa no Golfo de Bengala 1500 - 1700"

Paliacate or Paleacate (Pulicat):  (13°24'N - 80°19'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)       1518 settlement - 1600s. ?

flagdutch.gif (886 byte)        Dutch factory:  (Apr. 1610 - 12 Jun. 1612)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     12 Jun 1612 conquered and destroyed by the Portuguese and abandoned

Subrahmanyam "Improvising Empire - Portuguese trade and settlements in the Bay of Bengal 1500 - 1700" or ""Comercio e conflito - A presença Portuguesa no Golfo de Bengala 1500 - 1700"

Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"

Subrahmanyam "The South Coromandel Portuguese in the late 17th..." in Studia n° 49

Masulipatam or Masulipatao:     (16°11'N - 81°08'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)        settlement 

Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"

A Portuguese captain was appointed in Masulipatam between 1598 and 1605/1610 according to Subrahmanyam "Improvising Empire - Portuguese trade and settlements in the Bay of Bengal 1500 - 1700" or ""Comercio e conflito - A presença Portuguesa no Golfo de Bengala 1500 - 1700"

Balasore or Balasor:  (21°29'N - 86°57'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)        settlement

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"

Pipli:    circa (21°37'N - 87°20'E)     

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)       1514 settlement -

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"

Bandel:     (22°56'N - 88°24'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)       1599 friary -

Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"

Porto Pequeno de Bengala, SategÃo, SatigÃo, Sateguam or Satigam  (Satgaon):   (22°57'N - 88°24'E)   

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      1536/7 custom house, feitoria -   ?

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      1590s. -   ?

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"

Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"     

Ugolim, Golim or Dogolim (Hugli or Hooghly):   (22°54'N - 88°24'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1579/80 - 25 September 1632

            to the Mughals

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     July 1633 new Portuguese settlement -   18th. ?

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"

Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"

Tambolim (Tamluk or Tumlook):   (22°18'N - 87°55'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)        settlement -

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"

Angelim (Hidgelee or Hijili): circa (22°14'N - 88°03'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      1520s. settlement - 1636   

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"


Bangladesh:

Sundiva (Sandwip island): circa (22°30'N - 91°28'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)       1590s. tributary of Portugal, 1602 conquered by Portugal - 1605? 

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)           1607 - 1616

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"

Guedes  "Interferencia e integraçaodos Portugueses na Birmania 1580-1630"

Porto Grande de Bengala or Chatigam (Chittagong): (22°20'N - 91°50'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      1536/7 custom house and feitoria

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)          1590  the fort is conquered by the Portuguese 

                           - 1590s. the Portuguese are expelled

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"

Dianga:  circa (22°15'N - 91°50'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)      ? settlement  - 1607

         after 1615 new Portuguese settlement.

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"

Dacca: (23°42'N - 90°24'E)

portflag.JPG (4826 byte)     1580 settlement -

Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"