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Who moved the capital of Portuguese India from Cochin to Goa?

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Alfonso de Albuquerque

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Pedra Alvares Cabral

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Francisco de Almeida

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Nino de Cunha

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Solution

The correct option is D Nino de Cunha
Governor Nino de Cunha moved the capital from Cochin to Goa. It was in year 1530.

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