housing flats villager and konkani novelist boaventura pietro sayshis son late dr joseph a de albuquerque popularly known as dr joe reportedly laughed and told visitors that the house may not have been an exact replica the sultan had a luxurious harem in the palace agrees his wife ruth nobody will allow others to copy the plan of such a palacewhen albuquerque decided to leave zanzibar in may 1946 he was honoured with a farewell demonstration in the presence of prince sayyid abdulla and members of the goan community who considered him as their head for various social servicesback in goa villagers are known to have seen him live in style being accustomed to rubbing shoulders with the elite in africa and europe but villagers who heard about him from their elders speak respectfully of his humility he would ask visitors to sit in chairs though they would prefer the floor in those days it is a pity i didnt meet him says ruthbut the 80yearold grandniece of venerable fr agnelo dsouza has maintained and preserved the house diligently a part of the house has been given to kripa foundation for social work ruth installed a lifesize marble statue of albuquerque sculpted by solapur artisans in the garden of the northfacing house on march 27 2011 this is his house and only his name should be inscribed on it she says possessively of the grand buildingindeed the brilliant star of zanzibar will continue to shine in front of his own palatial houseillustrious footstepsaug 14 1869 dr manuel francisco de albuquerque is born at anjuna1896 albuquerque obtains his licentiate in medicine and surgery from the bombay university1898the anjunkar starts his professional life in zanzibar now a part of tanzania 1903 he saves thousands from the bubonic plague is given the title third class of the order of the brilliant star of zanzibar1919 the albuquerque house a replica of the royal palace in zanzibar is completed1946 he returns to his home villagemar 2011 his daughterinlaw ruth installs a lifesize marble statue of albuquerque in front of the house