Where was the capital of the Estado da India located?
Goa
The Estado da India (State of India) was the Portuguese colonial administration governing their possessions and interests in the Indian Ocean.
After Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa in 1510, Goa became the capital of the Estado da India and the seat of the Portuguese Viceroy in the East.
Lisbon was the capital of Portugal itself (not of the Indian state), while Cochin and Malacca were important Portuguese trading posts but not the administrative capital.
Hence, the capital of the Estado da India was Goa.
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