Some History of India-Goa & Portugal >
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My Dear Bullfight & Animal Lovers
Goan Friends!
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Q.
What was first Indian animal taken to Portugal/Europe in the 16 th Century ?
Ans..
*The Indian Elephant ,in the year 1514 A.D.
As no European
[ but for the exception of
Alexander the great,
Selucus Nekator ,
Minador { The Greeks}
& Marco Polo { The Italian } ]
had ever seen an Elephant!
Thousands of Europeans visited Portugal to see this Indian Elephant , they had NEVER seen Elephant before!
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* .In the year 1515 an Indian Rhinocero was also taken to Lisbon , Thousands of Europeans from all over Europe. flocked to Lisbon to see these two Indian `miracles` they had never seen Rhino before !