LISBON, THE CITY OF THE FRIENDLY BAY 



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THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA 



The edifice was founded in 1500, on the site of the hermitage in which Vasco da Gama and 

 his followers prayed on the eve of their departure for India by way of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 The cathedral contains the tombs of many celebrities, including those of Vasco da Gama and 

 Alexandre Herculano, the famous Portuguese historian (see text, page 551). 



