Kanye noBorba ongumakhelwane noVila Vicosa, I-Estremoz Ngenye yesifunda esaziwa njengedolobha lemabula. Ngoba kunemabula enhle kakhulu kule ndawo - ephikisana neCarrara, e-Italy - isetshenziswa yonke indawo: ngisho namatshe amabi ayizingcezu zemabula.
I-Estremoz idolobha lasePutukezi esifundeni sase I-oravora, Isifunda sase-Alentejo kanye nesifunda esincane saseCentral Alentejo. Le marble isetshenziswa kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo njengezinto zokubaza nokwakha. Ukuthunyelwa kokuqala ngezikhathi zamaRoma kwakungokwakhiwa kweCircus Maximus yase-Emerita Augusta, eSpain yanamuhla.
Amatilosi asePortugal athumela le marble e-Afrika, India naseBrazil. Imabula evela kulesi sifunda yasetshenziswa ezindaweni ezidumile ezifana neJerónimos Monastery, iBatalha Monastery, i-Alcobaça Monastery neBelém Tower.
Ayikho imabula eningi ezungeze i-Estremoz ukuthi isetshenziswa yonke indawo, ngisho neminyango, izindlela zomgwaqo kanye namatshe amatshe akhiwe ngemabula. Le marble ize iphendulwe ilime lokupenda izindlu.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi iPortugal ingumthengisi wemabula wesibili ngobukhulu emhlabeni, yeqiwa kuphela yi-Italy (eCarrara marble). Cishe ama-85% ale marble (ngaphezu kwamathani angama-370.000) akhiqizwa ngase-Estremoz.
Emabhuloki enkwali yemabula, anqunywa edwaleni ngocingo lwedayimane, ikhebula lensimbi eliqinile elinochungechunge lwamabhola edayimane ayisiyingi. Umsele wokuqala wocingo wenziwa ngomgodi wokubhola ovundlile noqonde mpo womgodi ophela ngqo ngaphakathi kwedwala. Iseka yocingo ingadinga usuku ukusika ngemabula.
Futhi i-Estremoz inesethi yedolobha ekhangayo enezikwele ezinokuthula, izihlahla eziwolintshi ezinemizila emide nenqaba nesigodlo sezintaba. Idolobha elilula lesifundazwe, elinabantu abaningi asebekhulile nezitolo zamathuluzi ezolimo nemakethe enkulu egcwalisa isikwele esimaphakathi ngeMigqibelo.
