Forte De São João (other)
Forte de São João or Fortaleza de São João (also de São João Baptista) may refer to several forts: In Portugal Mainland * Fort of São João do Arade, in the Algarve, Portugal * Fort São João, outlying the Campo Maior Castle in Portalegre District, Portugal: see Battle of Albuera#Mortier keeps busy, Battle of Albuera Azores * Forte de São João (São Mateus da Calheta), on Terceira Island, Azores * Castelo de São João Baptista do Monte Brasil, also known as Fortaleza de São João Baptista, on Terceira Island, Azores * Forte de São João Baptista da Praia Formosa on Santa Maria Island (Azores), Santa Maria Island, Azores * Forte de São João Evangelista, in Vila do Porto, Santa Maria Island (Azores), Santa Maria Island, Azores Other islands * Forte de São João Baptista das Berlengas, in the Berlengas archipelago In Brazil * Fortaleza de São João (Rio de Janeiro), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Forte de São João Batista do Brum, in Recife, Brazil * Forte de São J ...
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Fort Of São João Do Arade
The Fort of São João do Arade ( pt, Forte de São João do Arade), sometimes referred to as the ''Castle of Arade'', is a medieval fortification situated in the freguesia, civil parish of Ferragudo in the Portugal, Portuguese Algarve concelho, municipality of Lagoa Municipality (Algarve), Lagoa. History The first fortification on the site consisted of a watch tower erected in the reign of King John II of Portugal. Later, following the settlement of Ferragudo (around 1520), it is believed that the castle was encircled by a defensive wall (built on the rudimentary walls of the older walls): giving rise to its original name ''Castle of Arade''. The origins of the Fort of Arade (or Ferragudo, as it is also known) date back to the Philippine Dynasty, and the need by the Habsburg rulers to defend the coast of the peninsula from attacks by pirates and privateers in service to the Crowns of northern Europe. Yet, even at the beginning decades of the 17th century, no fortress was const ...
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