Q. Which Portuguese nobleman was granted the villages of Parel, Wadala, Sion, and Worli in Bombay during the 16th century?
Answer:
Manuel Serrão
Notes: Manuel Serrão received the villages of Parel, Wadala, Sion, and Worli in Bombay for 412 pardaos between 1545-1548, during the viceroyalty of João de Castro. He was a prominent Portuguese nobleman in colonial Bombay.