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The Fortaleza de Santo António da Ponta da Mina or Forte de Ponta da Mina is a ruined fort located east of the island capital
Santo António Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Region ...
in the island of
Príncipe Príncipe (; ) is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Cens ...
in
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...
. It is located at the headland Ponta da Mina. The fortress consisted of two parts: the Bateria Real and the Bateria do Príncipe.Fort of Santo António (Ponta da Mina)
Heritage of Portuguese Influence The fort was built in 1695. In 1706, the city of
Santo António Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Region ...
was invaded by the French during the
Spanish War of Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish ...
, destroying the town and its fortress.Santo António
Heritage of Portuguese Influence It was repaired several times, and was finally abandoned in the early 20th century.


See also

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Portuguese Empire The Portuguese Empire was a colonial empire that existed between 1415 and 1999. In conjunction with the Spanish Empire, it ushered in the European Age of Discovery. It achieved a global scale, controlling vast portions of the Americas, Africa ...
* List of buildings and structures in São Tomé and Príncipe


References


Further reading

* Matos, Raimundo José da Cunha. ''Corografia Histórica das Ilhas de S. Tomé, Príncipe, Ano Bom e Fernando Pó (4a. ed.)''. São Tomé: Imprensa Nacional, 1916. *Melo, José Brandão Pereira de. ''A Fortaleza de Santo António da Ponta da Mina''. Lisboa: Agência-Geral do Ultramar 1969. (Coleção Figuras e Feitos de Além-Mar, no. 5) 87p. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ponta Mina Fortaleza Príncipe Buildings and structures in São Tomé and Príncipe Buildings and structures completed in 1695 1695 establishments in the Portuguese Empire Portuguese colonial architecture in São Tomé and Príncipe