491 should read 451 years of the Portuguese presence. The error on my part is regretted.
John Menezes Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:34:00 -0500 From: "john menezes" To: "Goanet" Tyranny of Mega-Housing Projects Today, November 25, is the 499th. anniversary of the liberation of Goa by Afonso de Albuquerque. 491 years of the Portuguese presence have given Goa a distinctive ambience and elegance which the non-Goans both in India and abroad have recently discovered through the new communication links
