Fort Of Greta (Angra Do Heroísmo)
Fort of Greta may refer to: * Fort of Greta (Horta) The Fort of Greta (also referred to as the ''Castelo da Greta'', ''Forte da Guia'' or Forte da Nossa Senhora da Guia da Horta, respectively: Castle of Greta, Fort of Greta or Fort of Our Lady of the Guide) is a fortification, whose remnants are loc ... * Fort of Greta (Angra do Heroísmo) {{disambiguation ...
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Fort Of Greta (Horta)
The Fort of Greta (also referred to as the ''Castelo da Greta'', ''Forte da Guia'' or Forte da Nossa Senhora da Guia da Horta, respectively: Castle of Greta, Fort of Greta or Fort of Our Lady of the Guide) is a fortification, whose remnants are located on the cinder cone of Monte da Guia, along the southern coast of the civil parish of Angústias, in Horta, island of Faial, in the Portuguese Azores. History Its construction was initiated in 1666, to complement the coastal defenses of the city of Horta, which at the time, was always under the threat of marauding pirates and privateers, as well as British, French and Spanish forces.Luís Daniel & Natacha Soares (2003), p.79 It worked in conjunction with a similar fortification in the area of Areia Larga, on the island of Pico across the channel from Faial. In the 20th century, with the opening of a roadway on Monte da Guia, parts of the fortification were demolished, in order to allow accessibility to the hermitage and communi ...
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