Vasco-Da- Gama
The headquarters of Mormugao taluka
was named after Vasco da Gama, the discoverer of sea route to India. Also known
as Vasco, the town is set on the western tip of Mormugao peninsula overlooking
the left bank of the mouth of River Zuari. Vasco first came under the
Portuguese rule in 1543 and went on to become one of the busiest ports on
India's western coast. In 1684, due to the increasing threats of Maratha
invasion over Old Goa, the women folk and non-combatant men were shifted here
for safety. The construction of the town was finally completed in the late 18th
century, as the residential and commercial portion of the Mormugao Port, which
by then had become Goa's major harbour.
REACHING THERE
Airport: Dabolim (4 kms.).
Railhead: Connected by rail.
Road: Vasco is well connected by
road and is 30 kms. from Panaji.
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