Fortim d'El-Rei explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://dspace.uevora.pt/rdpc/bitstream/10174/21556/1/Mestrado-%20Fred%20Delgado%20-%20G%c3%a9nese%20e%20desenvolvimento%20da%20cidade%20do%20Mindelo....pdf Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade