Fortress of Saint Catherine

Forte de Santa Catarina is a fort located in Cabedelo, Paraíba in Brazil.

The fort was initially built in 1585 by the german Cristóvão Linz, under orders of Capitão-Mor (captain-major) of the Captaincy of Paraíba, Frutuoso Barbosa.

In August 13, 1597, the fort was burnt by a combined force of French and Potiguara soldiers, as retaliation for French losses elsewhere in the Brazilian northeast.

Text adapted from “Forte de Santa Catarina” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fortress of Saint Catherine ranks #4,242 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 62 mapped in Brazil. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.

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