Fort Of São Pedro (Biscoitos)
The Fort of São Pedro, also known as the Fort of the Port of Biscoitos, is located in the parish of Biscoitos, in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the north coast of Terceira Island in the Azores. It was designed to defend the Biscoitos bay against attacks by pirates and privateers, who were once frequent in this region of the Atlantic Ocean. It crossed fire with the Fort of Rua Longa, to the east. History The fort was built around 1520 by the "Provider of Fortifications", Pedro Anes do Canto, to defend the anchorage that served not only his land, but also Portuguese ships during the Age of Discovery. It was named in his honour. Although precise information is lacking, it appears that it was rebuilt between 1579 and 1581 during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, Portuguese succession crisis by order of the magistrate of the Azores, Ciprião de Figueiredo e Vasconcelos, as part of the island's defence plan. In the context of the Liberal Wars, Portuguese Civil War ...
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Biscoitos
Biscoitos is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,424, in an area of 27.05 km2. Due to its volcanic origin, its terrain is poor, so vines were and still are a very usual crop, so Biscoitos began to be known for its high quality wine, which is made with Verdelho Verdelho is a white wine grape grown throughout Portugal, though most associated with the island of Madeira, and also gives its name to one of the four main types of Madeira wine. At the turn of the 20th century it was the most widely planted ... grapes. The village has a wine museum called the ''Museu do Vinho dos Biscoitos'' that was established in 1990. References External linksBiscoitos Blog {{authority control Freguesias of Praia da Vitória ...
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