the city of bombay india is found on the arabian sea.
the city of bombay india is found on the arabian sea.
on what sea do you find the city of bombay india?
arabian sea
the portuguese encouraged intermarriage with the local population, and strongly supported the roman catholic church. they converted nearly 10,000 natives to christianity in bassein, thane, and neighbouring places. they started the inquisition in india in 1560. these people were referred as "portuguese christians". later, named themselves as the east indian catholics (after the british east india company) during the british regime because goan and mangalorean catholic settlers in bombay were also referred to as "portuguese christians" by british. after antónio pessoa's death in 1571, a patent was issued which granted mazagaon in perpetuity to the sousa e lima family. the st. andrew church at bandra was built in 1575 by the portuguese jesuits. the union of the crowns of portugal and spain in 1580–1640 opened the way for other european powers to follow the spice routes to india. the dutch arrived first, closely followed by the british. the portuguese also built several fortifications around the city. the madh fort was one of their most important constructions in salsette. the first english merchants arrived in bombay in november 1583, and travelled through bassein and thana. a prominent merchant among them was ralph fitch from london. they mentioned that bassein and thana were trading in rice and corn on a small scale. they arrived in chaul on 10 november 1583. during this time, bombay's main trade was coconuts and coir. the portuguese franciscans had obtained practical control of salsette and mahim by 1585, and built "nossa senhora do bom conselho" (our lady of good advice, affiliated to igreja de são miguel / st. michael's church in 1596) at sion and "nossa senhora da salvação" (our lady of salvation, popularly referred as "portuguese church") at dadar in 1596. the immense natural advantages of bombay aroused the cupidity of the english who recognized its value as a naval base. in november 1612, the british fought the battle of swally with the portuguese at surat for the possession of bombay. the british emerged victorious in the battle, and the portuguese defeat was a significant event in marking the beginning of the end of their commercial monopoly over western india. later, the british burnt the manor house built by garcia de orta in 1626. dorabji nanabhoy, a gujarati trader, was the first parsi to settle in bombay in 1640. the parsis immensely contributed towards the future development of bombay during the british period. in 1640, the portuguese built "castella da aguada" (fort of the waterpoint) at bandra, as a watchtower overlooking the mahim bay, the arabian sea and the southern island of mahim. it was armed with seven cannons and other smaller guns as defence.
history of bombay under portuguese rule (1534–1661)
"empire day" departed from new york on 2 january 1944 for the hampton roads, where she joined convoy ugs 29, which arrived at port said on 31 january. she then sailed to suez and aden, arriving there on 7 february. she then joined convoy ab 30, which departed that day and arrived at bombay india on 15 february. she departed from bombay on 4 march as a member of convoy bm 88, which arrived at madras, india on 10 march. she left the convoy at colombo, ceylon on 9 march. she departed from colombo on 25 march with convoy jc 42, arriving at calcutta, india on 1 april and returning with convoy cj 24, which departed on 15 april and arrived at colombo on 22 april. two days later, she departed for lourenço marques, mozambique, where she arrived on 8 may.
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