Goa had been under Portuguese rule for 450 years, from 1505 to 1961, when the Republic of India annexed the territory, incorporating it into the Union first as part of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, and later achieving full statehood in 1987. While the Portuguese language was not assimilated into Goan culture to the same extent as in other Portuguese colonies, the language has still had a noticeable impact on the state, living on in family names, street names, and as a religious language, especially for Roman Catholics.