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The mass conversions of Moira villagers to Christianity are believed to have happened around 1619, according to De Souza. [4] A deed drawn up in Goa on 14 March 1623 and preserved in the National Library of Lisbon records that Joseph de Coutre (known as "Couto" in Goa) financially assisted the Franciscans to build the first Moira church.
Clock Tower at Vasco da Gama, Goa. In 2015, after a campaign by the Goa Heritage Action Group and the History Lovers Group, the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) decided to renovate the clock tower of the municipal market in the heart of the city. Built in 1921, the complex is an example of Art Deco style of architecture.
Nachinola is a small village in North Goa district, Goa, India. It is situated in Bardez taluka (sub-district) between the villages Moira and Aldona.Nachinola is divided into three vadde (village sub-divisions) that are called Vainguinn, Zoidar, and Borvonn.
Ucassaim is a village in Bardez, in the west coastal region of Goa.It is located close to Mapusa town and is known as the home for some prominent persons from the area. . Ucassaim was once is known as Mistirincho Ganv, (Musicians' Village) because of the number of musicians (mistri) who flourished in this vi
Goa was ruled by a break-away branch of the Kadamba dynasty belonging to native Kannada language speakers of Karnataka.It was conquered by Sultan Allauddin Khilji's General Mahmud Ghawan for the Delhi Sultanate, became part of the breakaway Bahamani Sultanate, conquered by Vijayanagar, Yusuf Adil Shah I of the Sultanate of Bijapur before being conquered by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510.
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South Goa is divided into five subdivisions — Ponda, Mormugao (Vasco da Gama), Margao, Quepem, and Dharbandora; and seven talukas — Ponda, Mormugao, Salcete , Quepem, and Canacona , Sanguem, and Dharbandora. (Ponda taluka shifted from North Goa to South Goa in January 2015). [1]
Panaji is the headquarters of North Goa district and is also the capital of Goa. North Goa is further divided into three subdivisions – Panaji, Mapusa , and Bicholim ; and five taluks – Tiswadi (Panaji), Bardez ( Mapusa ), Pernem , Bicholim , and Sattari ( Valpoi ),(note = the letter m is silent at the end of ever place/city/taluka)