<P> The first viceroy , Francisco de Almeida , established his headquarters in Cochin ( Cochim , Kochi ) . Subsequent Portuguese governors were not always of viceroy rank . After 1510 , the capital of the Portuguese viceroyalty was transferred to Goa . Until the 18th century , the Portuguese governor in Goa had authority over all Portuguese possessions in the Indian Ocean , from southern Africa to southeast Asia . In 1752 Mozambique got its own separate government and in 1844 the Portuguese Government of India stopped administering the territory of Macau , Solor and Timor , and its authority was confined to the colonial holdings on the Malabar coast of present - day India . </P>
<P> The first viceroy , Francisco de Almeida , established his headquarters in Cochin ( Cochim , Kochi ) . Subsequent Portuguese governors were not always of viceroy rank . After 1510 , the capital of the Portuguese viceroyalty was transferred to Goa . Until the 18th century , the Portuguese governor in Goa had authority over all Portuguese possessions in the Indian Ocean , from southern Africa to southeast Asia . In 1752 Mozambique got its own separate government and in 1844 the Portuguese Government of India stopped administering the territory of Macau , Solor and Timor , and its authority was confined to the colonial holdings on the Malabar coast of present - day India . </P>
who is the founder of portuguese power in india
who is the founder of portuguese power in india
Francisco de Almeida
Francisco de Almeida