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	==Reis Magos Fort Restoration==		==Reis Magos Fort Restoration==
	The Fort, originated as an armed outpost of the [[Yusuf Adil Shah\|Adil Shah]] of [[Adil Shahi dynasty\|Bijapur]] in 1493. When [[Bardez]] was conquered by the Portuguese in 1541, the Fort was built along with the church. From 1900, it lost its defensive role and was used as a jail and was finally abandoned in 1993 after which it was at the mercy of the elements, and had begun to crumble. Restoration work on the fort began in 2008 with the funds being provided by the UK-based Helen Hamlyn Trust, [[INTACH]] - a non-governmental organisation dealing with restorations of monuments, and the [[Government of Goa]]. Renowned architect [[Gerard da Cunha]] was hired to restore the fort.<ref>http://www.tehelka.com/the-visionary-reformer-gerard-da-cunha/</ref> The fort is now converted into a cultural centre, besides being used a tourist attraction.		The Fort, originated as an armed outpost of the [[Yusuf Adil Shah\|Adil Shah]] of [[Adil Shahi dynasty\|Bijapur]] in 1493. When [[Bardez]] was conquered by the Portuguese in 1541, the Fort was built along with the church. From 1900, it lost its defensive role and was used as a jail and was finally abandoned in 1993 after which it was at the mercy of the elements, and had begun to crumble. Restoration work on the fort began in 2008 with the funds being provided by the UK-based Helen Hamlyn Trust, [[INTACH]] - a non-governmental organisation dealing with restorations of monuments, and the [[Government of Goa]]. Renowned architect [[Gerard da Cunha]] was hired to restore the fort.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tehelka.com/the-visionary-reformer-gerard-da-cunha/ \|title=Gerard Da Cunha – The Visionary Reformer \|website=www.tehelka.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602122519/http://tehelka.com/the-visionary-reformer-gerard-da-cunha/ \|archive-date=2013-06-02}} </ref> The fort is now converted into a cultural centre, besides being used a tourist attraction.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	{{As of\|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archivedate=2004-06-16\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|accessdate=2008-11-01\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Reis Magos had a population of 8,698. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Reis Magos has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Reis Magos, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.		{{As of\|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archivedate=2004-06-16\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|accessdate=2008-11-01\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Reis Magos had a population of 8,698. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Reis Magos has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Reis Magos, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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'''Reis Magos''' is a village located on the northern bank of the [[Mandovi River]] in [[Bardez]], [[Goa]], opposite to the capital city of [[Panjim]]. The village is famous for two of Goa’s famous structures; the Reis Magos Fort, and the Reis Magos Church – the first church in Bardez. Reis Magos is the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] name for the [[Biblical Magi|Three Wise Men]] from the [[Bible]].

==Reis Magos Fort==
Predating [[Fort Aguada]] by half a century, a second, smaller fort that crowns the headland jutting into the narrowest stretch of the [[Mandovi]], almost facing the capital city [[Panjim]], is the Reis Magos Fort. This Fort, surrounded by sturdy laterite walls studded with typically Portuguese turrets, was erected in 1551 to protect the narrowest point at the mouth of the Mandovi estuary. It was enlarged subsequently on different occasions and finally re-erected in 1707. The fort formerly accommodated viceroys and other dignitaries newly arrived from, or en route to, [[Lisbon]], and in the early eighteenth century proved a linchpin in the wars against the Hindu [[Marathas]], who were never able to take it. The bastion was used as a prison. Though far inferior in size to the fortress of [[Mormugao]], yet standing on an eminence, it commands a splendid view all around. It is in a good state of preservation and is defended by 33 guns and accommodation for a small garrison. Towards the east, at a little distance from it, flows a spring with abundance of excellent water, while at its base rises the church of the Reis Magos, ascended by a beautiful flight of stairs.

This edifice was built on the ruins of a pagoda in 1550 by the [[Franciscans]], with the sum allotted to them by the Government, and bears a crown on its façade, and the royal arms on its sanctuary and other places. The pavement is dotted with inscriptions, the most important of which, found in the sanctuary, indicated the spot enclosing the remains of Dom Luís de Ataíde, Count of Athoughia, who twice held the position of Viceroy of [[Portuguese India]] and [[Portuguese Goa State|Goa]]. This Fort stands on the north bank of the Mandovi at Reis Magos, and is very much visible from the Panjim side of the Mandovi river. It was used as a residence for viceroys and later converted to a fortress. It was occupied briefly between 1798-1813 by the [[British Army]]. It was subsequently abandoned by the military and served as a prison until 1993.

==Reis Magos Fort Restoration==
The Fort, originated as an armed outpost of the [[Yusuf Adil Shah|Adil Shah]] of [[Adil Shahi dynasty|Bijapur]] in 1493. When [[Bardez]] was conquered by the Portuguese in 1541, the Fort was built along with the church. From 1900, it lost its defensive role and was used as a jail and was finally abandoned in 1993 after which it was at the mercy of the elements, and had begun to crumble. Restoration work on the fort began in 2008 with the funds being provided by the UK-based Helen Hamlyn Trust, [[INTACH]] - a non-governmental organisation dealing with restorations of monuments, and the [[Government of Goa]]. Renowned architect [[Gerard da Cunha]] was hired to restore the fort.<ref>http://www.tehelka.com/the-visionary-reformer-gerard-da-cunha/</ref> The fort is now converted into a cultural centre, besides being used a tourist attraction.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Reis Magos had a population of 8,698. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Reis Magos has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Reis Magos, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="200" perrow="3">
File:Reis Magos Fort (17310979208).jpg|Reis Magos Fort
File:View from Reis Magos.jpg|Sunset view from Reis Magos
File:Reis Magos Fort (17495743002).jpg|Cannon at Reis Magos Fort
File:Renovated Reis magos fort.JPG|Renovated Reis Magos Fort
File:Reis Magos beach.JPG|Reis Magos beach
File:Reis magos church.JPG|A church in Reis Magos
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://indiatourism.ws/goa/reis_magos_fort/ Reis Magos Fort] - spherical panorama 360°.

[[Category:Cities and towns in North Goa district]]
[[Category:Forts in Goa]]