Fort Santo Estevão

Fort Santo Estevão (Fortaleza de Santo Estevão in Portuguese) is a military structure erected in Santo Estevão Island, in Goa, by the Portuguese.

Built on the highest point of Santo Estevão Island, it was originally built as a watchtower to guard the Mandovi River, in 1550. It was the easternmost defensive structure in the Velhas Conquistas. After the first Maratha incursions against Goa, in 1666-1668, The structure was expanded into a small fort. In 1683, the Marathas attacked Goa and managed to breach into the island of Santo Estevão because the corps of auxiliaries tasked with defending it fled from their enemy. The Marathas captured the fort and massacred its garrison.

After the annexation of the Novas Conquistas, the fort lost its military purpose. It was abandoned in 1811 by decree of the Viceroy of India Dom Bernardo José Maria da Silveira e Lorena.

Texte adapté de « Fort Santo Estevão » de la Wikipédia en anglais, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Santo Estevão occupe la 4 892e place sur 5 793 au classement de renommée de cet atlas et le 151e rang des 156 que l’atlas recense en Inde. Fondé en 1550, il est plus ancien que 44 % des monuments datés de l’atlas — l’un des 495 monuments de l’atlas fondés au XVIe siècle. Voyez comment l’Inde se compare dans les statistiques des châteaux.

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