Portuguese forts
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Portuguese discoverers have discovered many lands and the seaway from Europe to India in the 15th to the 18th centuries. Along the way they built outposts and fortresses, many of which still exist today all over the world. Similar in design they are often easy to recognize although not in Portuguese hands for many years or centuries already.
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List of forts by country
Portugal
Name | Location, Link | Built | Today | Image |
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Forte do Guincho | Alcabideche | 1675 | Still existing | 150px |
Forte São Jorge de Oitavos | Near Cascais | 1642 | A museum about the Fort itself Link (in Portuguese) | |
Cidadela de Cascais | Cascais | 1410/1594 | Initially Torre de Santo António de Cascais in 1410, then Fortaleza da Luz da nossa senhora de Cascais in 1594, then Cidadela de Cascais (ca 1580). Open to the public, used for events. | 150px |
India
Name | Image | Built | Location | Type/Purpose | Current owner and status | Coordinates | Ref |
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Bombay Castle | 1554 | Fort, Mumbai City, Maharashtra | Land battery Administration |
Preserved, in use by the Indian Navy | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Castella de Aguada | 1640 | Bandra, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra | Land battery Watchtower freshwater source |
Under renovation by the ASI | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
Dongri Fort | Unavailable | 1596 | Dongri, Mumbai City, Maharashtra | Defensive Hill fort | Demolished | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [1] |
Madh Fort | 17th century | Madh Island, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra | Land battery Watchtower prison |
Stable. Preserved by the ASI | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [1] | |
St. Angelo Fort | St. Angelo Fort | 1505 | Kannur, Kerala | Stable | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Macau
Name | Image | Built | Location | Type/Purpose | Current owner and status | Coordinates | Ref |
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Fortaleza do Monte | 1617-1626 | Freguesia da Sé | military fortification | Stable | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Morocco
Name | Image | Built | Location | Type/Purpose | Current owner and status | Coordinates | Ref |
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Castelo Real | 1506 | Essaouira, Morocco | Relay castle | Demolished in the 18th century. | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
See also
References
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