. ▁ ▁Portuguese ▁era ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁expl ored ▁the ▁sea ▁route ▁to ▁India ▁and ▁Pope ▁Nicholas ▁V ▁en act ed ▁the ▁Pap al ▁b ull ▁Roman us ▁Pont if ex . ▁This ▁b ull ▁granted ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁the ▁propag ation ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁faith ▁in ▁Asia ▁to ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁( see ▁" Pad ro ado ") ▁and ▁reward ed ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁trade ▁mon opol y ▁for ▁newly ▁discovered ▁areas . ▁After ▁Vas co ▁da ▁G ama ▁arrived ▁at ▁Cal icut ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Ker ala ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 8 , ▁the ▁trade ▁became ▁prosper ous . ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 0 , ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁wr ested ▁Go a ▁from ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Bij ap ur ▁and ▁finally ▁established ▁themselves ▁in ▁Go a . ▁By ▁ 1 5 4 4 , ▁they ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁districts ▁of ▁Bar de z ▁and ▁Sal c ette ▁in ▁Go a . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁however ▁were ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁pros ely t ization . ▁After ▁four ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁threatened ▁to ▁open ▁Asia ▁for ▁all ▁C athol ics . ▁In ▁ 1 5 3 4 , ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Go a ▁was ▁established . ▁So on ▁mission aries ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Go a , ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁conversion ▁of ▁many ▁loc als ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁They ▁offered ▁rice ▁don ations ▁for ▁the ▁poor , ▁good ▁positions