Occupation
After the involvement of England in Goan affairs as a result of the French Revolutionary Wars & the Napoleonic Wars, England occupied Goa for several years, ostensibly to protect it from a French takeover. The Goans were encouraged to migrate to Bombay and find employment. Because of the influx of Goans, called "Goan Portuguese" by the English, the "Bombay Portuguese" decided to rename themselves with a name emphasizing their status as subjects of their English rulers, to distinguish them from the Goans, who were Portuguese citizens (since Pombal enfranchised Goa). These Norteiros called themselves "East Indians" in honor of the East India Company which ruled them until recently on behalf of England.
Other communities, such as that of Chaul, Damao and Dio, continued to identify themselves as Norteiros.
Both the Damanese and the Kristi communities are called Norteiro people by Portuguese, derived from the native Marathi people. However, the Diu, Damanese and Kristi Norteiros share a single trait, as compared to the East Indians who are culturally and traditionally different from them.
Read more about this topic: Norteiro People, History
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