Antonio da Magdalena was a PortugueseCapuchin friar who was one of the first western visitors to Angkor. He toured the site in 1586, and in 1589 gave an account of his impressions to the historian Diogo do Couto before being killed in a shipwreck off Natal. Attempted to aid in a reconstruction effort of Angkor, but it failed horribly The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) is an order of friars in the Roman Catholic Church, the chief and only permanent offshoot of the Franciscans. ... Angkor was the site of a series of capital cities of the Khmer empire for much of the period from the 9th century to the 15th century CE. Their ruins (13°24N, 103°51E) are located amid forests and farmland to the north of the Great Lake (Tonle... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... A shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. ... Natal is a former British colony, and a South African province. ...
One of the first visitors was AntoniodaMagdalena, a Capuchin friar, who explored the ruined city in 1586.
The gates of each entrance are magnificently sculpted, so perfect, so delicate that AntoniodaMagdalena, who was in this city, said that they looked as if they were made from one stone the source of which is, amazingly, over 20 leagues away.
Father Antonio Dorta and Father Luys de Fonseca had spent many days there, he said, and they noted the fountains, canals and temples and the bridges supported by stone giants.
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