found: Its Regimento da Casa da India, 1992.
found: LC man. auth. cd., 07-26-94(hdg.: Portugal. Casa da India; book cat. introd. indicates that the Casa da India and the Casa da Guiné e da Mina were two separate and distinct bodies, although directed by the same individual and regulated by the "Regimento das Casas das Indias e Mina" formulated by King Manuel I in 1509, with additions by his successors; the buildings housing the Casas, and most of their records, were destroyed by the Lisbon earthquake and fire in 1755)
found: Grande encic. port. e bras., 1945(hdg.: India, Casa da; the administrative institution whose mission was to manage all affairs related to the overseas commerce and navigation of the empire; the headquarters building was located in Lisbon, next to the royal palaces at the river's edge "os paços reais da Ribeira," [later called Terreiro do Paço, now called Praça do Comércio]) )
found: Verbo encic. luso-bras. de cultura, 1963(hdg.: Casa da India; name given to govt. organization founded in the 16th century which oversaw all commercial and navigational affairs between Portugal and the colonies to the east, including Africa)
