Vasco da Gama lived in this house ! | VLOG # 49

If you want to stay in the house of Vasco da Gama for a night, it is possible. Actually, when you enter this house, there is a slight excitement. Mammootty, who is not in the Kalikulam movie, is sitting here and looking through the window. So, we have so much importance even for these stones. Stones will also tell the story of 500 years. Hello Internet. Welcome to my channel. See the world with Salil. We are standing in Hotuchi. As you can see on the screen, Vasco da Gama. This video is a little history-related video. We have all studied in school. Vasco da Gama came to a beach in Kapadu in 1498. Vasco da Gama went to many places in Kerala and came to Hotuchi. In today's video, I am sharing some important things in Hotuchi. There is a house he lived in Hotuchi. There is a church that closed him. These are the things we show in today's video. This is the church that closed Vasco da Gama. This church was built in 1503. This is a church built by the Europeans who went to the north of India. Let's see how important it is. Let's come to the video by telling the story of Vasco da Gama. Vasco da Gama is a Portuguese. He started his journey to find the spices and spices of India. He is the first sailor in the world to create a global multi-culture system through the sea. He came to India three times. He died the third time. He came to Hotuchi on that trip. This is a church built during that time. This is the third trip in 1524. When he came here in 1524, he died of many diseases. After that, he was buried in this church on the south side. After 15 years, in 1539, his son took his body here. He was buried in a church in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. When you watch this video, just search in Google. You will understand the importance of this church. Vasco da Gama's original church. This is the specialty of this church. The Dutch came to Kochi. The Dutch destroyed all the churches of that time. But they didn't destroy this. The Portuguese were Roman Catholics. The Dutch were Protestants. Vasco da Gama, who was a Portuguese sailor, died on Christmas Eve in 1524. Now we know that it is a period of Covid. In this pandemic situation, we cannot enter the church. But I will put a picture video for you. He was not closed. Only after Covid, this church will be open to tourists. Next, we will go to the house behind the church. The house behind me is Vasco House. Vasco da Gama lived in this house for a period. The age of this house is 500 years. Vasco Homestay is outside. Santhosh is still living here. He is giving this house as a homestay. If you look at Airbnb, this house is listed. He is giving this homestay at a very low charge. It is possible for you to stay in the house of Vasco da Gama for a night. Let's see the inside of this house. You have seen this house in many Malayalam movies. In old movies, Mammootty's playground. There is a window there. We have seen Mammootty looking out of that window. Similarly, Mohanlal's Sagar alias Jackie. The most famous is Big B. Young generation calls it Bilal's house. Let's see the inside of this house where Vasco da Gama lived. There is a slight excitement when you enter this house. A person who lived 500 years ago is so excited. Let's take off our shoes and enter. This is the entrance when we enter the house. Let's go to the right side. The owner of this house, Santhoshettan, said that people of different categories lived here at that time. There was a sign here. I think people took it away when they bought it. You can see some paintings here. Those who know history can understand that this part was the meeting hall of people of higher category. There was not a wall like this. It was separated for a homestay. This is the most attractive room for me. There are many old chairs and beds here. There are many paintings here. The height of this room is 18 feet. Look at the width and height of the windows here. There are no doors here. There are two seats to sit next to the window. We came to know that the ladies of that time used to sit here and watch the view outside. We can see the road and the view from here. We can also see the temple. Mammootty used to sit here and watch the view. I have shot many movies here. This is the second bedroom here. This is also for a homestay. There are only two bedrooms here. There are not many rooms. As I said earlier, if you get into an airbnb, you will get all the rights and other things. This house was built with bricks. You can see the width of the house. Look at the width of the door. You can see how wide the door is. If you compare it with my hand, you can see. There is red oxide on the floor. Some parts of it are old wood. It is very difficult to maintain a house like this. If you want to maintain an old house, you have to think about how much money you need. The bricks are the same as they were. They have not changed much. There are no cracks on either side. You can see how carefully they have built it. Just like Mammootty in the movie, let's sit in the same seat for a while. It is a part of history. You can see the yellow stones below. These are the stones brought by the Portuguese. This is called Kachikallam. The trade route from here is through Goa and Damandu. I understand it as Kach in Gujarat. When the ships came here to take spices, they used different types of stones to balance the ships. When the ships came empty, the balance of the ships was lost. So they used these stones to balance the ships. When they came here, they used these stones to get the spices back. That is how important these stones are. Even the stones tell the story of 500 years. There is a similar step at the back. They have built a beautiful garden here. As I said earlier, these stones are also called Kachikallam. These are the stones from that period. There is no change in them. There are small rooms at the back. These are the houses where the Portuguese used to live. These are the rooms. If we go further down, there is a shed where the horses used to live. There is a small kitchen here. If we stay here, we can cook here. Gas, fridge, bread toast, mineral water, etc. There is another building next to Vasco homestead. Our St. Francis Xavier. If you have been to Goa, you would have seen a church. His body is still kept there. This is the house where St. Francis Xavier used to live. This house has a long history. It has a lot of stories to tell. The house has been renovated. I hope you liked Vasco's small history and the house where he used to live. If you want to know more, there is Google in front of us. You can search for it. I shared the small things that I know. I hope you liked this video. We will be back with more historical places in Kochi. Till then, bye.