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| | Lisbon, Lisbon in the Renaissance: Author, Damiao de Gois, Jeffrey S. Ruth, Italica Press |
 | | In 1521 King Manuel died, and his successor and son, João III dispatched the twenty-one year old Damião de Góis to Antwerp, where for five years he would exercise the office of secretary at the Casa da India, the principal commercial depot in the entire Portuguese empire. |
 | | Góis continued his studies, but was taken prisoner by the invading French in 1542, just as he attempted to mediate the crisis. |
 | | However, when his remains were transferred in 1941, an analysis revealed a cranial fracture, confirming for some the hypothesis that Damião de Góis was murdered. |
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