Old Goa

E254312

Old Goa is a historic former capital of Portuguese India, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture and numerous UNESCO-listed churches and convents.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Old Goa canonical 17
Latin Quarter of Old Goa 1
Viceroy’s Palace, Goa 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former capital
historic city
tourist destination
administrativeCapitalMovedTo Panaji
administrativeCapitalShiftedInCentury 19th century
conqueredBy Portuguese Empire
conqueredInYear 1510
contains Basilica of Bom Jesus
Chapel of St. Catherine
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Church of St. Cajetan
Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Convent of St. Monica
Ruins of the Church of St. Augustine
Se Cathedral
country India
declineCausedBy cholera outbreaks
malaria outbreaks
recurrent epidemics
formerCapitalOf Estado da Índia
Portuguese India
foundedBy Adil Shahi dynasty
Deccan sultanates
surface form: Bijapur Sultanate
foundedInCentury 15th century
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India
Government of Goa
governorAfonsoDeAlbuquerqueArrived 1510
heritageDesignation protected monument
knownFor Catholic churches
Christian pilgrimage sites
Portuguese colonial architecture
convents
locatedIn Goa
North Goa district
locatedNear Panaji
locatedOn Mandovi River
notableRelic mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier
partOf Portuguese India
pilgrimageEvent decennial exposition of St. Francis Xavier
primaryLanguageSpoken Konkani
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
secondaryLanguageSpoken English
Portuguese
servedAsCapitalFrom 16th century
servedAsCapitalUntil 18th century
tourismActivity heritage tourism
religious tourism
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1986
UNESCOSiteType cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Churches and Convents of Goa

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.