Mushure mekudzokera kwevaPutukezi muDominican Order, muna 1555-1556, maererano nezvakataurwa naGaspar da Cruz, chirongwa ichi chakakundikana zvachose; akawana nyika ichitungamirwa namambo we "Bramene" uye vakuru ve "Bramene", uye akawana kuti "vaBramene vanhu vakaoma kwazvo kutendeuka". Akanzwa kuti hapana munhu aizoshinga kutendeuka pasina mvumo yaMambo, uye akasiya nyika achinyara, asina "kubhabhatidza kupfuura mumwe wevahedheni wandakasiya muguva". Pasinei nekoloni yeFrance muzana ramakore rechi19, chiKristu chakakanganisa zvishoma munyika. Muna 1972 muCambodia maive nevaKristu vangangosvika zviuru makumi maviri, vazhinji vacho vaive maRoman Catholic.
Gaspar da Cruz