The Historian · Chai · Bangkok
Santa Cruz Church & Kudicheen
I cross the river specifically to walk this quarter. It's a piece of Portuguese-Siamese history that Bangkok's official narrative barely acknowledges.
Portuguese missionaries arrived before the Chakri dynasty. This church, rebuilt in 1913, marks a community that predates Bangkok as a capital.
— Chai, The Historian
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