7 , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution , ▁several ▁Go an ▁Catholic ▁pri ests , ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁promotion ▁within ▁the ▁Church ▁and ▁other ▁disc rimin atory ▁practices ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese , ▁organized ▁the ▁P into ▁Revol t ▁against ▁the ▁Portuguese . ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁revol t , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁open ▁revol t ▁against ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁from ▁within ▁Go a . ▁Britain ▁gained ▁control ▁of ▁Go a ▁twice , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 – 1 7 9 8 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 2 – 1 8 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁the ▁capital ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Pan j im ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁the ▁area ▁under ▁occupation ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁expanded ▁to ▁Go a ' s ▁present ▁day ▁limits . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Empire ▁started ▁decl ining ▁and ▁further ▁resistance ▁to ▁their ▁occupation ▁in ▁Go a ▁started ▁gain ing ▁momentum . ▁After ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁India ▁gained ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Portugal ▁refused ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁ ▁of ▁Go a . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁India ▁moved ▁in ▁with ▁troops ▁and ▁after ▁host ilities ▁that ▁last ed ▁ 3 6 ▁hours , ▁forced ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁administration ▁to ▁surrender . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Go a ▁was ▁elev ated ▁as ▁India ' s ▁