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The 500-year-old community of Portuguese descendants in Malabar, now called Kerala, is composed of an interesting group of people whose history goes back to the beginnings of European interaction with northern India. This study concentrates on the Portuguese influence from the end of the 15th century to present times, exploring their commercial and religious interventions in Malabar and the resultant political polarization and social changes. In 1453, Constantinople was blockaded by Ottoman Turks, which prevented Europeans from trading with Asian countries and made it necessary for Europeans to find a new sea-route to India. Finally, two Portuguese navigators, Vasco da Gama, followed by Pedro Alvares Cabral, reached Calicut in 1498 and 1500, respectively, leading to the creation of the so-called Portuguese State of India in 1505. The policy of politics through marriages was introduced by Afonso de Albuquerque, who married Portuguese soldiers with Indian women, which resulted in a social group faithful to Portuguese trade centers; this mixed race, or mestices, eventually formed the Luso-Indian community in Malabar.
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Charles Dias has a PhD in history from the University of Calicut, and together with the late Stephen Padua, he established the Indo-Portuguese Cultural Institute in Kochi. In 2009, he was nominated to the Parliament of India to represent the Anglo-Indian community.
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- PublisherManohar Publishers
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 8173049149
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. Kerala society and Portuguese intervention in the sixteenth century. 2. Origin and growth of the Luso Indian Community. 3. The Portuguese Municipal system in Cochin. 4. Social life of Luso Indians. 5. Luso Indian settlements. 6. The Catholic Church and Luso Indians. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. This book is an attempt to go deep into the history of European interaction with Malabar, concentrating on the Portuguese period from the end of the fifteenth century to present times, exploring their commercial and religious interventions in Malabar and the resultant political polarization and social changes. The Portuguese found it necessary to create a social group faithful to them for the protection of their trade centres and in the bargain there occurred an inevitable creation of an ethnic social group of Portuguese descendants. The blockade of Constantinople by Ottoman Turks in 1453, practically prevented Europeans from trading with Asian countries. So it became a necessity for Europeans to find a new sea-route to India. Several European powers tried for this especially Spain and Portugal. Finally, Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator reached Calicut in 1498.Vasco da Gama was followed by Pedro Alvares Cabral in 1500 and the creation of the so called Estado da India Portugesa Portuguese State of India by the posting of Francisco de Almeida as the first Viceroy in 1505. The policy of Politica dos Casamentos politics through marriages introduced by Afonso de Albuquerque the second Viceroy by marrying Portuguese soldiers with Indian women and the resultant mixed race or mestices which eventually formed the Luso-Indian Community in Malabar. The casados married Portuguese men and their role in Portuguese trade in Malabar forms an important part of this volume. Seller Inventory # 110821
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