The great teachers of Carmelite Order reached the shores of India in 1620 in Goa. The pioneer and founder of this mission was Fr. Leandro of Annunciation, native of Burgos in Spain, from the noble family of Melgosa. After obtaining the necessary permission from Fernando of Albuquerque, the viceroy of India and from Rev. Christopher of Lisbon, the Archbishop of Goa, Fr. Leandro inaugurates the first foundation in Goa on 25th April 1620, dedicating the mission to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.