Bento de Góis
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Bento de Góis, was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and explorer. His name is commonly given in English as Bento de Goes or Bento de Goës; in the past, it has also been Anglicized as Benedict Goës.
Royal tombs in Yarkand, dating from the 16–17th centuries
A mission from (apparently) Turpan visiting Beijing in 1656, half a century after de Góis' journey. His caravan may have included similar personages.
Monument to Góis in Vila Franca do Campo
Vila Franca do Campo
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Vila Franca do Campo is a town and municipality in the southern part of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of the Azores. The population of the municipality was 11,229 in 2011, in an area of 77.97 km². The town proper, which incorporates the urbanized parishes São Miguel and São Pedro, has 4100 inhabitants.
The town of Vila Franca do Campo, with its emblematic volcanic islet, the Ilhéu de Vila Franca
Fort of Tagarete, known at least since the beginning of the 18th century
The main port and marina in São Miguel
The Beach of Vinha da Areia, one of the summer destinations of sunseekers