Although early assertions of a distinct Mangalorean Catholic identity date from the migration period, a developed Mangalorean Catholic cultural identity only emerged following the captivity. The culture of Mangalorean Catholics is a blend of Mangalorean and Goan cultures. After migration, they adopted some aspects of the local Mangalorean culture, but retained many of their Goan customs and traditions, and like their Goan ancestors, modern Mangalorean Catholic culture of the younger generation and the diaspora can be best described as an increasingly anglicised Konkani culture with Luso-Indian influence. The Mangalorean Catholic diaspora is mostly concentrated in the Persian Gulf countries and the Anglosphere.