Moluccas

DUTCH PORTUGUESE COLONIAL HISTORY

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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:    02/12/2006 

 

POPULATION OF THE PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENTS IN INDIA

Written by Marco Ramerini

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Diu:   (20°43'N - 71°00'E)

Damao Grande or Praça de Damao (Damao, Moti Daman or Daman):   (20°25'N - 72°50'E)  
1634: 400 "almas entre Portugueses e nativos cristaos"
1662: 100 "casais Portugueses"
Leao  "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
Bassein or Baçaim (Vasai):   (19°20'N - 72°49'E) 
1634: 400 "casados brancos", 200 "pretos cristaos" and 1.800 slaves in the town, "fora dos muros" there were 250/300 "casados brancos" and 2.000 "nativos".
1662: 5.000 "homens de armas"
1720: the Province of Baçaim numbered 890 "europeus", 58.131 "cristaos"
Leao  "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
Tanà:
1634: 80 "casas de brancos" and 100 "casas de pretos"
Leao  "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
Bombaim:
1634: 12 "casados Portugueses" and 50 "pretos"
Leao  "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
Chaul:
1634: 200 "casados Portugueses" and 50 "prestos cristao",
Leao  "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
1666: 21 "chefes da familia Portugues",
Boxer  "O  Imperio colonial Portugues 1415-1825"
Goa:
1550: 2.000 "casados", 1630: 800 "casados"
cent. 16th - 17th between 1.000/2.000 and 4.000/5.000 "soldados"
Disney  "Twilight of the pepper Empire"
1871: 2.500 "descendentes" or "mestiços", 1956: 1.100 "descendentes" or "mestiços"
Boxer  "Relaçoes raciais no Imperio colonial Portugues"
1666: 320 "chefes da familia Portugues", 1866: 2.240 "descendentes" or "mestiços",
Boxer  "O  Imperio colonial Portugues 1415-1825"
Onor (Honawar): (14°17'N - 74°26'E) 
1634: 30 "casados",
Disney  "Twilight of the pepper Empire"
Barcelor or Braçalor (Basrur): (13°38'N - 74°44'E)  
1634: 30 "casados" and 35 "soldados casados"
Disney  "Twilight of the pepper Empire"
Mangalore (Mangalor): (12°54'N - 74°50'E)
1634: 35 "casados",
Disney  "Twilight of the pepper Empire"
Cannanore:   (11°51'N - 75°22'E)
1630s.: 40 "casados",
Disney  "Twilight of the pepper Empire"
Cranganore (Kodungallor):  (10°13'N - 76°13'E)  
1630s.: 40 "casados" and 100 "soldados"
Disney  "Twilight of the pepper Empire"
Cochin, Cochin de Baixo or Santa Cruz :  (09°57'N - 76°15'E)
1630s.: 500 "casados" (of whom 300 Portuguese and 200 Indians Christians),
Disney  "Twilight of the pepper Empire"
Coulao (Quilon):  (08°53'N - 76°35'E)
1630s.: 60 "casados",
Disney  "Twilight of the pepper Empire"
Tuticorin or Tutucorim:  (08°48'N - 78°09'E)
1640: pequena povoaçao de "casados"
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"
Nagapatao or Negapatao (Negapatam or Nagapattinam):   (10°47'N - 79°50'E)
1533: 30 "fogos", 1540: 100 "fogos", 1630: 500 "fogos"
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"
1577: 60 "casados", 200 "eurasiaticos", 3000 Indians Christians
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese Empire 1415-1580"
Porto Novo (Parangi-Pettai):    (11°29'N - 79°46'E)
Sao Tomé de Meliapor:   (13°00'N - 80°15'E)
1530: 40 "casados", 1545: 100 "familias", 1600: 600 "casados", from 1610s. in decline.
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"
1537: 50 "casados",
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese Empire 1415-1580"
Paliacate or Paleacate (Pulicat):  (13°24'N - 80°19'E)
1520: 200 - 300 "habitantes", 1545: 600-700 "familias",  from 1565 in decline.
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"
Masulipatam or Masulipatao:     (16°11'N - 81°08'E)
Balasore or Balasor:  (21°29'N - 86°57'E)
Pipli: circa (21°37'N - 87°20'E)     
Tambolim (Tamluk or Tumlook):   (22°18'N - 87°55'E)
Angelim (Hidgelee or Hijili): circa (22°14'N - 88°03'E)
Porto Pequeno, Sategão, Satigão, Sateguam or Satigam  (Satgaon):   (22°57'N - 88°24'E)
Ugolim, Golim or Dogolim (Hugli or Hooghly):   (22°54'N - 88°24'E)
1603: 5.000 "portugues",
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the Portuguese Empire 1415-1580"
Fogos and Familias: Families.
Casados:
Portuguese soldiers retired after marriage.
Descendentes:
Euro - Asiatic or Mestizo (Mestiços) also Luso - Indians.
Pretos:
Blacks (in this case Indians or African slaves brought to India and liberated after serving in the military forces with valour).
At that time every family was composed of about 5-6 persons. So the number of Casados, Familias, Fogos must be multiplied X 5 or 6.
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LUSO - INDIANS and EURASIANS STATISTICS in BENGAL:
Calcutta Census:
1837    3.181 Luso - Indians, 4.746 Eurasians.
1876    5 Portuguese, 707 Luso - Indians, 10.566 Eurasians.  
1881    19 Portuguese, 36 Goans, (261 speaking the Portuguese language), 9.410 Luso - Indians and              Eurasians.
1911    10 Portuguese, (254 speaking the Portuguese language), 644 Goans.
Hoogly Census:
1912    94 Eurasians.
Geonkhali (Midnapore district):
1911    129 Luso - Indians.
Chittagong:
1859    1.025 Feringhis or Luso - Indians.
1860        985 Feringhis or Luso - Indians.
1866        865 Feringhis or Luso - Indians.
Noakhali:
1901       490 Feringhis or Luso - Indians.
Bakarganj:
1876       800 Feringhis or Luso - Indians.
1918       841 Feringhs or Luso - Indians.
In 1919, in the Eastern Bengal the number of the Luso - Indians or Feringhis was of about 10.000:
Dacca District:          6.000
Chittagong:               1.000
Bakarganj District:     1.000
Noakhali:                      800
Assam, Tippera...     1.200


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