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Date 1505 - December 19, 1961

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Goa, India
Daman and Diu
Vasai-Virar: Portuguese fort
Vasco da Gama's first voyage
Gama, Vasco da; Portuguese India
Afonso de Albuquerque
Goa, India: Roman Catholic Basilica of Bom Jesus
Goa
Diu, India: Portuguese fort
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Flag of India
India
Macau
Macau
administrative region, China
Goa
Goa
state, India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
district, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Daman, India
Daman
India
Timor
island, Malay Archipelago
Diu, India
Diu
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Key People

Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama
Portuguese navigator
Afonso de Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque
Portuguese conqueror

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