The houses of the Portuguese were roughly constructed and did not use of lime and mortar until in 1590s. The native quarter, inhabited by the Hindus, is called Mylapur. An officer (Havaldar) from the king of Vijayanagar was station there. This official looked after the affairs of the Hindus, administered justice and leased out the right to collect port tax. On the Portuguese side, the settlements were known as San Thome. San Thome replaced Mylapur in the Portuguese official records from 1545. The Portuguese had a captain appointed by the king of Portugal. He issued cartazes to the merchants who voyage long distance trade with various ports, especially trade in the South East Asia. While in theory the captains were appointed by the king in practice they materialize from the local Portuguese inhabitants and then were recognised by the king. They sometimes appointed for life but received no salaries. At times, there were no captains at
The houses of the Portuguese were roughly constructed and did not use of lime and mortar until in 1590s. The native quarter, inhabited by the Hindus, is called Mylapur. An officer (Havaldar) from the king of Vijayanagar was station there. This official looked after the affairs of the Hindus, administered justice and leased out the right to collect port tax. On the Portuguese side, the settlements were known as San Thome. San Thome replaced Mylapur in the Portuguese official records from 1545. The Portuguese had a captain appointed by the king of Portugal. He issued cartazes to the merchants who voyage long distance trade with various ports, especially trade in the South East Asia. While in theory the captains were appointed by the king in practice they materialize from the local Portuguese inhabitants and then were recognised by the king. They sometimes appointed for life but received no salaries. At times, there were no captains at