. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . CARVING ON THE BUDDHIST TOWER, BALCONY IN AHMADABAD. CHAPTER LXXXV. BASSEIN—A DEAD PORTUGUESE CITY. History. The storv of the Portuguese in India is a touching I * i t ofwild religious romance. It is now an old affair, its very memories being almost blotted out by the large later drama of theSaxon conquests and the recent firm and wise rule. The Portu-guese went to India for wealth. The idea of general conquestwas never fullv in their mind. Put no sooner had they graineda footing along the western coast, at Groa, (haul, and B
. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . CARVING ON THE BUDDHIST TOWER, BALCONY IN AHMADABAD. CHAPTER LXXXV. BASSEIN—A DEAD PORTUGUESE CITY. History. The storv of the Portuguese in India is a touching I * i t ofwild religious romance. It is now an old affair, its very memories being almost blotted out by the large later drama of theSaxon conquests and the recent firm and wise rule. The Portu-guese went to India for wealth. The idea of general conquestwas never fullv in their mind. Put no sooner had they graineda footing along the western coast, at Groa, (haul, and Bassein,than the missionary idea even superseded the passion for Xavier determined to win for the Jesuits in this landwhat had been lost by the Reformation in the heart of scope of his plans was broad, while his energy hesitated nomore in the presence of the pagan millions of India than if theyhad been a few scores of Mexican Aztecs. When he gained per-mission from the pope to establish missions on the Indian meant to supply to the rest of his Church enough squ
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