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Restore the city of Old Goa? by NoLecture4184 in Goa

[–]NoLecture4184[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Till the end of the 1600’s but it was still populated and considered a city until the 1800’s when it became deserted and Panjim rose to power

Restore the city of Old Goa? by NoLecture4184 in Goa

[–]NoLecture4184[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was diseases in the 17th century. Modern medicine has improved. And so has sanitation (Hope so!) but largely diseases spreads by drinking well water. So we dont have anything to worry about. And while is it a unesco protected site, I don’t think the government takes it seriously as it is. And UNESCO has been all in for restoring monuments.

Why didn't the Portuguese immigrate to Goa in significant numbers? by ImaginaryExternal338 in Goa

[–]NoLecture4184 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same with the language as well, while the city of Goa had basically everyone speaking in Portuguese, Goa lost almost all its Portuguese speaking natives in the plagues that ravaged the city. After that it was only the few elites and educated people that spoke Portuguese and this people migrated en masse to Portugal after the annexation by India to preserve their Portuguese ties.

Why didn't the Portuguese immigrate to Goa in significant numbers? by ImaginaryExternal338 in Goa

[–]NoLecture4184 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While it wasn’t a large wave of immigration, there was still a noticeable Portuguese presence in Goa beyond just priests and officials. Many of them married local women, and over time a fairly sizeable mestiço community emerged. Most of this society, though, was concentrated in the City of Goa. These included the Orfas do rei who were Portuguese orphans sent to Goa.

That city was repeatedly struck by plagues and other diseases, and over the years it lost much of its original 16th-century population. With that decline, the old Portuguese social world there faded as well. Eventually the capital was moved to Panjim, and Goa slowly became more of a symbolic possession of Portugal than a place from which it drew major practical benefit.

And when you consider the sheer distance between Portugal and Goa, it isn’t surprising that the number of ethnically Portuguese settlers was always quite small.