Manuel Serrão was a Portuguese nobleman. The villages of
Parel
Parel (ISO 15919, ISO: Paraḷ, pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əɾəɭ is a neighbourhood in the south of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Originally one of the Seven Islands of Bombay, Parel became an industrial center after the unificatio ...
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Wadala
Wadala (also spelled Vadala, formerly spelt Wuddala, əɖaːɭa is a neighborhood in Mumbai. Wadala Road is a station on the Harbour Line of Mumbai's railway network.
Overview
Wadala has several schools and some renowned institutions ...
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Sion, and
Worli
Worli (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Varaḷī'', Help:IPA/Marathi, əɾ(ə)ɭiː is a locality in central Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai with the others being Colaba, Bandra and Malabar Hill. The sea connect ...
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Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...
were granted to Manuel Serrão for 412 pardaos between 1545 and 1548, during the viceroyalty of
João de Castro
D. João de Castro (27 February 1500 – 6 June 1548) was a Portuguese nobleman, scientist, writer and colonial administrator, being the fourth Portuguese Viceroy of India from 1545 to 1548. He was called Strong Castro () by the poet Luís de C ...
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ReferencesOrigin of Bombay, p. 96
History of Mumbai
16th-century Portuguese nobility
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