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Before the century was over, Henry’s compatriots Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama completed epic voyages, rounding the Cape of Good Hope and reaching India, respectively, and Pedro Álves Cabral claimed Brazil.
The church and its double-decker cloister survived the 1755 earthquake, and in addition to royal tombs holds the relics of national heroes Vasco da Gama and the poet Luis de Camões.
Huge, bold panels of his work are on view, including “São Pedro,” “Pentecost,” and “Assunção da Virgem,” as are those of the various Flemish artists who influenced the Viseu School, and those of Vasco’s great Portuguese rival, Gaspar Vaz.
The impressive Igreja de Matriz (the parish church) was rebuilt in 1520 in the Manueline style and has a magnificent painting attributed to Grão Vasco (see page 56).
The most significant expedition under Manuel’s flag was Vasco da Gama’s legendary sea voyage from Lisbon in the summer of 1497 — immortalized in The Lusiads (1572), the epic poem by Portugal’s national poet, Luís de Camões (1524–1580).