Portuguese forts

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.

List of forts by country

 Portugal

Name	Location, Link	Built	Today	Image
Forte do Guincho	Alcabideche	1675	Still existing
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.

 India

Name	Image	Built	Location	Type/Purpose	Current owner and status	Coordinates	Ref
Bombay Castle		1554	Fort, Mumbai City, Maharashtra	Land battery Administration	Preserved, in use by the Indian Navy	18°55′52″N 72°50′15″E / 18.93111°N 72.83750°E
Castella de Aguada		1640	Bandra, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra	Land battery Watchtower freshwater source	Under renovation by the ASI	19°02′30″N 72°49′07″E / 19.04177°N 72.81858°E
Dongri Fort	Unavailable	1596	Dongri, Mumbai City, Maharashtra	Defensive Hill fort	In Ruins (Church preserved)	18°56′27″N 72°50′15″E / 18.94090°N 72.83759°E	[1]
Madh Fort		17th century	Madh Island, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra	Land battery Watchtower prison	Stable. Preserved by the ASI	19°07′56″N 72°47′41″E / 19.132283°N 72.794785°E
St. Angelo Fort		St. Angelo Fort	1505	Kannur, Kerala	Stable	11°51′15″N 75°22′19″E / 11.854200°N 75.371811°E

 Macau

Name	Image	Built	Location	Type/Purpose	Current owner and status	Coordinates	Ref
Fortaleza do Monte		1617-1626	Freguesia da Sé	military fortification	Stable	22°11′49.6″N 113°32′32.72″E / 22.197111°N 113.5424222°E

 Morocco

Name	Image	Built	Location	Type/Purpose	Current owner and status	Coordinates	Ref
Castelo Real		1506	Essaouira, Morocco	Relay castle	Demolished in the 18th century.	31°30′34″N 9°46′30″W / 31.50944°N 9.77500°W

See also

• Architecture of Portugal

References

1. Burnell, John (2007). Bombay in the Days of Queen Anne - Being an Account of the Settlement Also: Burnell's Narrative of his Adventures in Bengal. Read Books. ISBN 9781406755473. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

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