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question 1

What cities did the Portuguese Vice-Roy in India Afonso de Albuquerque conquerd durning his kingdom?

rules
1) questions must fall between agreed time frame

what is the agreed time frame?

i would think malacca & goa at least, i'm sure theres more. EDIT-just saw your history of portugal thread below this one--quess goa and malacca are good quesses :lol:

Albuquerque also took Hormoz, definitively in 1515

right jonatas it's your turn!

what monastary was built on the revenues from the spice tax from India and which King commissioned it? where? what was its architectural style? characterize the style...

bonus: can you name any figures who have their tombs there?

Monastray of Jeróniomos in Lisbon (i went there yesterday!). It has a differnt style from any other buildings in europe (the Manueline style) It represents sea oblects like roaps etc. It has also the Portuguese national simbol(quinas), the Christ cross and the amilar esphere.
Bonus: Vasco da Gama and Luis de Camões

Btw jonatas where are you from?

Yes, it is the Mosteiro dos Jeróniomos, located in the Belem district of Lisbon, the place from which ships departed during the age of discoveries. This monastary was commisioned by Dom Manuel I as a monument to the discoveries and Henry the Navigator (who had commisioned a church there originally). The reign of Dom Manuel I represents for many the apogee of Portuguese history, though this argument could also be made for his predecessor Dom Joao II. Certainly it was during the reign of Dom Manuel I that the discovery of the trade route to India paid its dividends, in fact this splendid monastary was built on the "spice tax" from India.

The style is Manueline and it is truly fascinating. It is late Gothic with some very unique features... its theme is the sea and it incorporates motifs of coral, sea shells, ship ropes, fish, globes etc... reflecting the importance of the sea and the discoveries, as well as incorporating moorish and spanish influences. It is absolutely unique. The style can be found throughout continental Portugal of course, as well as Madeira, the Azores and India.

Vasco de Gama is buried there, and so is Luis de Camões and also King Sebastiâo, the legendary boy king who destroyed the empire in a crusade lost against the Moors in Morocco. However the boy's body was never found, so there is only an empty tomb for him.

The Mosteiro is often regarded as the historical and cultural heart of Portugal. It really is the monument to the age of discoveries. It is also known as the gem of Manueline architecture and is a Unesco world heritage site. Fortunately, since it was built on the sand banks of the Tagus, it was not destroyed by the great Lisbon earthquake like most of the city was. Here is a link to its official webpage where you can see many pictures, with some nice 360 degrees images:

http://www.mosteirojeronimos.pt/english/web_mosteiro_jeronimos/html/fr_main.html

so you are correct Rolo Master, but since you answered the last question, i am leaving this open to the floor for anyone...

btw i was born in Lisbon, im living in Canada right now but i will move back soon :)