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	Vasco da Gama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1469 at Sines or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal; died December 24, 1524 in Cochin, India) was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery, and the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.
		Da Gama's voyage was successful in establishing a sea route from Europe to India that would permit trade with the Far East, without the use of the costly and unsafe Silk Road caravan routes, dominated by Muslims, in the Middle East and Asia.
		Da Gama and his wife, Caterina de Ataíde, had six sons and one daughter: Francisco da Gama, Conde da Vidigueira; Estevão da Gama; Paulo da Gama; Christovão da Gama; Pedro da Silva da Gama; Alvaro de Athaide; and Isabel de Athaide da Gama.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vasco_da_Gama (1737 words)

	MSN Encarta - Vasco Da Gama
		He was buried in Goa, on the coast of India, but in 1539 his remains were conveyed to Portugal and interred in the Church of Vidigueira.
		There the coffin remained until 1880, when it was transferred to a marble sepulcher in the church of the Monastery of the Jerónimos at Belém, outside Lisbon.
		Later it was proved that the wrong coffin had been removed from Vidigueira and in 1898, about 400 years after da Gama’s first voyage, the coffin that contained his true remains was placed in the sepulcher.
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	Vasco da Gama Online Research :: Information about Vasco da Gama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		1469 at Sines, Portugal or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal ; died December 24, 1524 in Cochin, India) was a Portugal in the Age of Discovery, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery, and the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.
		On his return to Portugal, he was made Count of Vidigueira out of lands previously belonging to the future royal Bragana (royal house) family.
		Da Gama and his wife, Caterina de AtaÃde, had six sons and one daughter: Francisco da Gama, Conde da Vidigueira; Estevo da Gama ; Paulo da Gama; ChristovÃ£o da Gama; Pedro da Silva da Gama; Alvaro de Athaide; and Isabel de Athaide da Gama.
	www.carolinamaps.net /search/Vasco_da_Gama.html (1731 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Vasco_da_Gama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In return for peace, he received valuable trade concessions and a vast quantity of plunder, putting him in extremely good favor with the Portuguese crown.
		He was also awarded feudal rights and jurisdiction over Vidigueira and Vila dos Frades.
		His body was first buried at St. Francis Church, Fort Kochi, Kochi, India, then later his remains were returned to Portugal in 1539 and re-interred in Vidigueira in a splendid tomb.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Vasco_da_Gama (1703 words)

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		This little town is situated at the edge of the upper and lower Alentejo, where the main source of prosperity was viniculture.
		That year, he was named Count of Vidigueira, a title carried later by his son, grandson, and great grandson.
		As found in the archives of the Portuguese Holy Office, most of the people investigated were Spinoza’s ancestors, and the report gave details of their lives and of crypto Judaism in the prosperous little village during the sixteenth century.
	www.cryptojews.com /Ayoun.htm (1926 words)

	Quinta da Fé - Near Vidigueira, Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Meditation, badminton, tai-chi, manicure, pedicure and various other activities and beauty treatments can also be organised for guests to enjoy during their stay, either on site or close by.
		Vidigueira has a sports centre with Olympic-sized swimming pool, a fitness centre, tennis courts and basketball courts.
		The town of Vidigueira and the "Baixo Alentejo" province in which it lies are very popular for many reasons: first of all the regional wines are amongst the best in Portugal and the gastronomy is superb, with specialities particularly of game in season.
	reservations.ehstravel.co.uk /Portugal/Quinta_da_Fe.htm (488 words)

	Castas do Alentejo - Uva Branca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the Alentejo it is the second most important variety in the encepamentos of the viticultural areas of Vidigueira and Évora.
		It blossoms in the second half of March and ripens in the second half of September and is unusual in that it has some resistance to drought which makes it well adapted to the pedalogic-climatic conditions of the Alentejo.
		This variety has some importance in the viticultural areas of Reguengos, Vidigueira and Granja/Amareleja, but of little oenological value.
	www.vinhosdoalentejo.pt /castas1.php?Lg=ING (467 words)

	Location - Guest House and Horse Riding Center - Quinta da Fé - Vidigueira - Alentejo - Portugal
		The Quinta da Fé is located 3 km from Vidigueira, in the Province of Baixo Alentejo, known as one of the least polluted of Europe.
		The town is quite famous because Vasco de Gama, Earl of Vidigueira, lived and died there after his numerous travels.
		The regional wines are among the best produced in Portugal and its undulating land covered with olive-trees and vineyards, its pleasant climate make it a quiet and peaceful holiday destination.
	www.portugalvirtual.pt /_lodging/plains/quinta.fe/uklocation.html (262 words)

	Wines from Vidigueira
		Chaminé 2004 Alentejo Alentejo, Cortes de Cima, Vidigueira, 2004
		Incognito 2002 Syrah Alentejo Alentejo, Cortes de Cima, Vidigueira, 2002
		Incognito 2003 Syrah Alentejo Alentejo, Cortes de Cima, Vidigueira, 2003
	www.wine-searcher.com /regions/vidigueira/1 (159 words)

	Vasco da Gama
		According to Correa, he continued to advise King Emanuel I on matters connected with India and maritime policy up to 1505, and there are extant twelve documents dated 1507-22 which prove that he continued to enjoy the royal favor.
		The most important of these is a grant dated December 1519 by which Vasco da Gama was created count of Vidigueira, with the extraordinary privileges of civil and criminal jurisdiction and ecclesiastical patronage.
		In 1538 his body was conveyed to Portugal and entombed in the town of Vidigueira.
	www.nndb.com /people/101/000091825 (926 words)

	Moura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		From Lisbon use the A-2 until Canhetros and then the N121 until Ferreira do Alentejo, pass by S. Vicente and get the N387, pass by Cuba and going straight ahead you reach Vidigueira, to reach Moura follow the N258.
		From Porto use the A-1 until Lisbon, then use the A-2 until Canhetros and then the N121 until Ferreira do Alentejo, pass by Cuba and going straight ahead you reach Vidigueira, to reach Moura follow the N258.
		From Faro use the IP1 until Ourique and then the A-2 until Canhetros, then the N121 until Ferreira do Alentejo, pass by Cuba and going straight ahead you reach Vidigueira, to reach Moura follow the N258.
	eurolista.clix.pt /sobrerodas/ing/m-n/moura/moura.asp (273 words)

	Vasco da Gama, 1st count da Vidigueira -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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	Pedrógão "Land of bread, people of peace" "Térra de pão gente de páz", About (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Pedrógão belongs to the province of a beautiful town called VIDIGUEIRA, this town administrates the villages; VILA DE FRADES; PEDRÓGÃO; ERMIDA DE S.ANTONIO;ERMIDA DE Sta CLARA; ERMIDA DE S. PEDRO; ALCARIA DA SERRA; SELMES; and MARMELAR.
		Vidigueira famous for it's wine and history the hometown of the famous navigator Vasco da Gama (century XIII and XVI).
		This part of the country is considered the backbone of the country's economy due to the tremendous amount of cereals produced every year.
	home.att.net /~a.farinho/wsb/html/view.cgi-about.html-.html (106 words)

	about the region
		The region is entirely interior and its boundaries are, on the north, the region of Évora, on the east, Spain, on the south, the Algarve and on the west the districts of Odemira, Santiago do Cacém and Grândola.
		The entire region can be defined as a peneplain with only a few hills worth of mention: the Mendro hills (412m) in Vidigueira, the Adiça/Ficalho hills (518m) on the east, the Alcaria Ruiva hills (370m) in Mértola, and the Mú/Caldeirão (577m) that divide the Alentejo and the Algarve.
		Within the region there are connections between the heads of district and Beja, however, these transports cater largely to the needs of the local residents of the region in terms of their working and school hours, and are therefore difficult to adapt to tourist outings.
	www.rt-planiciedourada.pt /rtpding/RTPD/about_the_region/about_the_region.html (417 words)

	Vasco DA GAMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		King Manual, as a thank you for Da Gama's success and importance of his trips, gave Da Gama the Lordship of the towns of Sines and Villa Nova de Mil Fontes and the title of Commander-in-Chief of all fleets that would sail to India.
		Da Gama was also given the title of Earl of Vidigueira.
		His remains were brought from India to the Convent of Our Lady of the Relics, Vidigueira and stayed there for three centuries.
	www.dalbsoutss.qld.edu.au /World_Explorers/da_gama.htm (657 words)

	Vasco Da Gama
		He was later granted additional privileges and revenues, and his wife bore him six sons.
		Until 1505 he continued to advise the King on Indian matters, and he was created count of Vidigueira in 1519.
		Not until after King Manuel died was he again sent overseas; King John III nominated him in 1524 as Portuguese viceroy in India.
	binukalayil.tripod.com /gama.htm (1900 words)

	Cortes de Cima: What to see (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This fact is easily proved by its wine production, since Vidigueira is also the name given to a Region of Controlled Origin.
		The Vidigueira Clock Tower (Torre do Relógio) contains a bell dating from 1520, installed on the orders of Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese navigator who discovered the maritime route to India and was made the first Count of Vidigueira in 1519.
		With a 96 meter high wall, total capacity of 4150 hm3, surface area of 250 km2, 83 km wide, and 1100 km margins, Alqueva is the largest man-made dam in Europe.
	www.cortesdecima.pt /pages/pages.php?id=20&lang_id=1 (320 words)

	Saraiva Enterprises, World Importer of Fine Wines, Beer, and Spirits
		The most recent are Portalegre, Borba, Reguengos, Redondo and Vidigueira (1994) in the southern province of Alentejo.
		Another local winery, after experimenting with numerous foreign grapes, is gradually turning exclusively to Portuguese varieties to produce its traditional brands as well as a large number of estate wines.
		Vidigueira, in the far south, is home to a special grape, not grown extensively in the Alentejo: the Alfrocheiro Preto, usually found in the Dão.
	www.saraivaenterprises.com /descriptions.htm (5779 words)

	Cortes de Cima: About Cortes de Cima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		CORTES DE CIMA is a family estate, with 50 hectares of vineyard, located near Vidigueira in the Alentejo region of Portugal, midway between Lisbon, the Algarve and Sevilla.
		Vidigueira, Alentejo's southernmost demarcated wine region, has been a wine-growing area since the time of the Romans.
		The Romans used 'Talhas' (huge clay urns or amphorae) for fermenting and storing wines, a local winemaking practice still in use today, and symbolized by the pot on our label.
	www.cortesdecima.pt /pages/pages.php?id=8&print=1 (442 words)

	Winebow presents - Wines from Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vidigueira, in the far south, is home to a special grape, not grown extensively in the Alentejo: the Alfrocheiro Preto, usually found in the Dao.
		Some 30 years ago a poor quality red grape called the Tinta Cavalha predominated in Vidigueira giving the area a poor reputation for reds.
		It has been uprooted in favor of Aragonez, Trincadeira Preta, Periquita and Alfrocheiro Preto, and the area now produces fine red wines.
	www.winebow.com /countries/regions/alentejo.html (164 words)

	[ Vidigueira ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The small town of Vidigueira, although unpretentious, offers the visitor some monuments: the Miserichord Church, which dates from 1620, the clocktower from Vasco da Gama´s time (the famous explorer was Count of Vidigueira) and the Convent of Our Lady of Relics, founded in 1493.
		Nearby, the Quinta do Carmo, an estate which once belonged to the Counts of Vidigueira, exhibits a fine manor-house and carefully kept gardens.
		Four kilometres (2.5 miles) west of the town, São Cucufate (although named later after a monastery dedicated to this saint) is really one of Portugal´s most importante Roman sites: the excavations have revealed a sumptuous 4th-century villa with well preserved walls and vaulting.
	portugal-hotels.com /com/geo.php?c=260&lg=en (480 words)

	[ Vidigueira ]
		Nos arredores, a Quinta do Carmo, outrora propriedade dos condes da Vidigueira, exibe um belo solar e jardins bem cuidados.
		Começa hoje em Vidigueira a primeira Mostra de Pão e Doçaria Tradicional, organizada pela Câmara Municipal da localidade alentejana e que conta com a participação de diversas padarias e pastelarias, além de associações do concelho como a Confraria do Pão.
		Boa tarde, soube de que se irá realizar um evento na Vidigueira (concentraçao de Motas)este proximo fim de semana gostaria de obter mais infomaçoes muito obrigado.
	portugal-hotels.com /com/com/geo.php?c=260&lg=en (857 words)

	The second voyage. (from Vasco da Gama, 1st count da Vidigueira) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		To avenge this deed a new fleet was fitted out in Lisbon to be sent against Calicut and to establish Portuguese hegemony…
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	Vasco da Gama
		The fleet under his command left Lisbon harbour on July, 8th 1497 and after having passed the Cape of Good Hope, Mozambique island, Mombasa and having obtained an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi, first sighted the Malabar coast of India on May, the 18th, 1498.
		After his successful first voyage by sea to India (1497-1499), King Emmanuel I gave him the title of Dom (Lord) with an annual grant of 300.000 reais, for him and his descendants, and appointed him Admiral of the Indies (January, 1500).
		Very little is known about Vasco da Gama before his appointment as Capitão-Mor (Captain-General) of the fleet sent to find the sea route to India.
	www.angelfire.com /ak/militaryorders/vascogama.html (864 words)

	Galery - cucufate - 1
		Ruins of St. Cucufate Monastery - Vidigueira - Portugal
		Woman and tree spoted near the ruins of a 15th Century Monastery where lived the famous Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama (1460 - 1524).
		Gama was the first european to reach India by sea and he lived his last years in this southern region of Portugal, as Count of Vidigueira.
	www.acontece.net /1/cucufate/1.htm (69 words)

	The Alentejo, Property Sales in Portugal, Holiday Homes, Retirement Homes, Second Homes
		The Alto-Alentejo covers most of the central part of the country bordered by the River Tagus in the North, Spain in the East, Portel and the Vidigueira hills in the South, and Vendas Novas and Coruche in the West.
		The climate is rich in sun and the cool Atlantic winds make the region very suitable for viniculture.
		The Alentejo is split into eight areas: Portalegre (red wine area with own micro-climate), Borba (red wines dominate, known for its marble quarry), Redondo (granite and slate soils), Reguengos (mostly granite soils), and Vidigueira (old wine region with long tradition) with DOC-status, as well as Évora, Mora, and Granja/Amareleja with IPR classification.
	www.vigiaestates.com /alentejo.php (675 words)

	GALWAY - Online Information article about GALWAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		count of Vidigueira, with the extraordinary privileges of civil and criminal jurisdiction and ecclesiastical patronage.
		body was conveyed to Portugal and entombed in the town of Vidigueira.
		In i88o what were supposed on insufficient evidence to have been his remains were transferred to the church of See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GAG_GEO/GALWAY.html (2806 words)

	Bangla3a (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vasco da Gama was given lordship of the towns of Sines and Vila Nova de Mil Fontes and the title of Commander-in-Chief (and later Admiral) of all fleets that would sail to India by King Manuel.
		He also received the title Earl of Vidigueira and received a huge yearly allowance.
		After 3 centuries, in 1880, together with the remains of the Poet Luís de Camões, they were moved to the Monastery of Jerónimos.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Atrium/1344/bangla5.htm (5603 words)

	Vasco da Gama, 1st count da Vidigueira -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Vasco da Gama, 1st count da Vidigueira -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		He also helped make Portugal a world power.
		Conde Da Vidigueira." Britannica Student Encyclopedia from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9035948 (753 words)

	City of Évora (Portugal)
		Francisco Church 9-12am and 2.30-5.30pm (started along late gothic lines, it was not completed until the manueline period; contains the chapel of bones, a chapel drawing on religious baroque influences which is totally covered with human bones)
		Palace of Vasco da Gama (here Vasco da Gama resided in 1519 and 1524, the dates corresponding to his nomination as the Count of Vidigueira and Viceroy of India; remaining from that period are the Manueline cloister and some of the murals which decorate it)
		Palace of the Counts of Basto (primitive Moorish castle and residence of the kings of the Alfonsine dynasty; the wall of the palace displays features of the Gothic, Manueline, Moorish and Renaissance style of architecture)
	evunix.uevora.pt /~femi/porttow/evora.html (1066 words)

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