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Forte de S. Bras

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Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Forte de S. Bras
Phone:
+351 296 882 254

Address:
Av. Infante D. Henrique, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel 9500-150, Portugal

The Fort of São João Baptista is the ruins of a 16th-century maritime fort situated on the western edge of Praia Formoso, in the civil parish of Almagreira, municipality of Vila do Porto, on the Portuguese island of Santa Maria . Located in a strategic point along the southern coast, the fort was constructed to defend the anchorage from attacks by pirates and corsairs, that frequented this region of the Atlantic during the Age of Discovery. Contemporary archaeological campaigns during the 20th century attempted to ascertain if this forte constituted one of the oldest in the archipelago, yet this never conclusively validated by documented sources. In fact, the oldest forts in the Azores have been validated in Terceira and São Miguel: Castle of São Cristóvão , in the Alto dos Moinhos, Angra do Heroísmo; the Fort of São Brás in Ponta Delgada; and the Fort of São Sebastião over the Porto das Pipas, also in Angra dor Heroísmo.
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