Fort São Bartolomeu
| Fort São Bartolomeu | |
|---|---|
Fortaleza de São Bartolomeu | |
| Goa in India | |
,_India_Portuguesa.png) Fort São Bartolomeu marked on an 1814 map, to the left of Ilha de Piedade. | |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1720[1] |
| Built by | Portuguese Empire |
The Fort São Bartolomeu (Fortaleza de São Bartolomeu in
Sultanate of Bijapur, it was subsequently occupied and renamed by the Portuguese after the territory was conquered in 1510.[2] The original structure was demolished and the new fort built in 1720.[1]
It defended the fording point between the islands of Calvim and Penelem.[3] It was equipped with 11 guns.[1]
In 1811 it was in ruins.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Manoel José Gabriel Saldanha: História de Goa: História política, Asian Educational Services, 1990, p.276.
- ^ a b José Nicolau da Fonseca: An Historical and Archæological Sketch of the City of Goa: Preceded by a Short Statistical Account of the Territory of Goa, Thacker & Company, limited, 1878, p.50.
- ^ Joaquim Pedro Celestino Soares: Bosquejo das possessoes portuguezas no Oriente,Imprensa nacional, 1851, p.31.