Fortim d'El Rei is a fort in
, in the island of
São Vicente,
Cape Verde
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. It is located on a hill north of the city centre, in the neighbourhood
Fortinho
Fortinho or Fortinho/Escola Técnica is a subdivision of the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its population was 92 at the 2010 census. It is situated northwest of the city centre and south of Matiota. It takes its name ...
. It was built in 1852 for the defence of
Porto Grande Bay
Porto Grande Bay ( pt, Baía do Porto Grande), also Mindelo Bay, is a bay on the north coast of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. The main city of São Vicente, Mindelo, is situated at the bay. The Porto Grande Bay is a natural harbour. It ...
and the city of
.
[Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade]
Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado, 2016, p. 124 Since 1930, it was only used for civil purposes, and it gradually fell into disrepair.
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See also
*List of buildings and structures in São Vicente, Cape Verde
This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.
Mindelo
*Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design
* Liceu Velho
*Liceu Ludgero Lima
*Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Light, Mindelo
*Paços do Concelho
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References
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Buildings and structures in Mindelo
Buildings and structures completed in 1852
1852 establishments in Portugal
Portuguese colonial architecture in Cape Verde