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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA : M. M. NINAN<br />

in Bombay. There were similar visits from other legations from Rome. Though these were received with<br />

Christian courtesy it did not lead to acknowledgement of Papal supremacy as expected.<br />

Vasco-da-Gama's flagship San Gabriel<br />

Vasco-da-Gama<br />

Fleet departing Fleet arriving at Calicut Embarking at Rastello<br />

from the stamp collection of Kasinath R. http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/2010/05/world-circus-geneva-2010.html<br />

During the second expedition, the Portuguese fleet comprising 13 ships and 18 priests, under Captain<br />

Pedro Álvares Cabral, anchored at Cochin on Nov. 26, 1500.<br />

Cabral soon won the goodwill of the Raja of Cochin. He allowed four priests to do apostolic work among<br />

the early Christian communities scattered in and around Cochin. Thus Portuguese missionaries<br />

established Portuguese Mission in 1500.<br />

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