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A maritime route to the spices they produced there. The ground route was dominated by cartels and made for rough travelling, risking getting robbed. By ship (or Nau), they could carry much larger quantities.

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No, Portugal was never a colony of Spain. Portugal is a more ancient Country than Spain. When Portugal became an independent country in 1139 (12th century) Spain didn't existed as a country yet. Spain only became a country in the 15th century, almost 3 centuries later.

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Portugal sent explorers to India. The first was Vasco da Gama in 1498. The Hindu ruler of Calicut demanded gold as customs duties. Da Gama used force to bring home goods to Portugal. by 1502, the Portuguese built a fort in India. Da Gama came back with 15 ships and 800 men. He bombed the city and demanded all Arabs leave. The Portuguese built more forts and controlled much of the land in western India. The headquarters was Goa. The Portuguese did give Bombay to England as dowry for Princess Catherine to marry Charles II. The Portuguese refused to give back their Indian possessions even after the British gave independence to India in 1947. In 1961, the Indian army invaded Goa, Daman and Diu. Finally the Portuguese surrendered.

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India was a land of great prospects. The hot climate and fertile soil could grow herbs and spices that were very valuable to Europeans of the day.

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Intermarriages resulted in children that shared Indian and European culture (: ur welcome

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Intermarriages resulted in children that shared Indian and European culture.

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