Why is the beach named dona paula ?

The place is also called the Lovers Paradise in Goa, named after Dona Paula de Menezes. The myth that has been attached to this place. The enticing story is about a girl named Dona Paula de Menzes, after whom the Goa beach has been named. She was the daughter of a viceroy in colonial India, who threw herself off the cliff, when refused permission to marry a local fisherman, Gaspar Dias. For more info check out http://www.goaholidayhomes.com that has a section for beaches in Goa.

'cause she's the owner.. do帽a in spanish connotes being a riach woman.. maybe that's the reason why. ;)

History goes that the beach is named after Dona Paula de Menzes, daughter of a viceroy (in colonial India), who threw herself off the cliff, when refused permission to marry a local fisherman, Gaspar Dias. The myth says that Dona Paula is entombed in the Cabo Chapel of the Raj Bhawan .

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