Fortim d'El-Rei

Fortim d'El-Rei
Mindelo, São Vicente Island in Cape Verde
Fortim d'El-Rei in 2007
Site information
Controlled byPortuguese Empire (1852-1975)
Location
Fortim del Rei
Coordinates16°53′27″N 24°59′35″W / 16.8907°N 24.9931°W / 16.8907; -24.9931
Site history
Built1852
In use1852-1930

Fortim d'El Rei is a fort in Mindelo, in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. It is located on a hill north of the city centre, in the neighbourhood Fortinho. It was built in 1852 for the defence of Porto Grande Bay and the city of Mindelo. Since 1930, it was only used for civil purposes, and it gradually fell into disrepair.

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