via Bangkok Post, 07 March 2022: Another story on the historic Kudichin community in Bangkok, home to some of the earliest Catholic churches in the city and also other religious communities.
After the fall of Ayutthaya, the capital moved to Thon Buri along the west bank of the Chao Phraya River during the King Taksin era and later moved to the east side of the river when King Rama I during the present Rattanakosin era took the throne. The connection from the ancient to the modern era continues through religion, the arts and people’s way of life.
For an instance, the Santa Cruz and Holy Rosary churches, as part of the legacy of Thai-Portuguese relations, carry the historical connection.
After the fall of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, when King Taksin settled Thon Buri as the new capital, he allocated a piece of land on the West bank of the Chao Phraya River for the Portuguese community to settle on because they were good friends of Siam.
