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Long-lost shipwreck packed with gold discovered in the African desert
The Bom Jesus (The Good Jesus), a Portuguese ship, set sail for India from Lisbon on 7 March, 1533, when it got caught up in a devastating storm. The vessel, which was laden with treasures ...
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Shipwreck in the Forbidden Zone
One of these was the Bom Jesus—the Good Jesus—captained by one Dom Francisco de Noronha and carrying 300 or so sailors, soldiers, merchants, priests, nobles, and slaves. PINNING A NAME and a ...
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Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga
The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...
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Xavier's Mission: Churches and Convents of Goa
The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies - particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier - illustrate the evangelization of ...
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Reprieve for 12 ‘illegal structures’ at heritage site in Old Goa
The 12 ‘illegal structures’ situated within 300 metres of the centrally protected monument Basilica of Bom Jesus Church at Old Goa, got a rep ...
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Religious Places in GOA
the Basilica of Bom Jesus is located 10 km east of… Known to be the largest church in Asia, the Se cathedral was built in the 16th century and is a… How to Cycle From Kinnaur to Spiti Valley ...