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Download Solution PDFWhere did the Portuguese first arrive in India?
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Option 1 : Calicut
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Key Points
- Vasco da Gama was the first Portuguese to reach India in 1498 AD.
- He earned a profit of about 60-times in the trade of pepper which he had carried from India.
- Success of profit earned through the trade of pepper inspired other Portuguese citizens to trade with India.
- Portuguese established their first factory in India at Calicut in 1500 AD.
- This factory was abandoned in 1525 AD due to the opposition of Zamorin of Calicut.
- Portuguese established their second factory at Cochin in 1501 AD.
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