Fortim d'El-Rei | |
Location: | Mindelo, São Vicente Island |
Country: | Cape Verde |
Pushpin Map: | Cape Verde |
Pushpin Label: | Fortim del Rei |
Controlledby: | Portuguese Empire (1852-1975) |
Built: | 1852 |
Used: | 1852-1930 |
Fortim d'El Rei is a fort in Mindelo, in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. It is located on a hill north of the city centre, in the neighbourhood Fortinho. It was built in 1852 for the defence of Porto Grande Bay and the city of Mindelo.[1] Since 1930, it was only used for civil purposes, and it gradually fell into disrepair.[1]