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Located 600 kilometers from the mouth of the
Zambezi River, on its right bank, the fort was first built in 1575 by the initiative of Vasco Fernandes Homem and was restored in 1686. It featured a square shape, measuring 80 to 90 meters long, and round bastions on its four edges. It was reparied in
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1837 by order of commander Manuel
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Léonore, personnage central d’Aline et
Valcour ?
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Fortaleza de São Tiago Maior, Tete, Tete, Moçambique
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1832:Portuguese colonial architecture in Mozambique
709:Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Lourenço Marques
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163:in Portuguese) is a former fort of the
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155:in Portuguese) also known as
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149:Fort São Tiago Maior of Tete
26:Fortaleza de São Tiago Maior
1807:16th-century fortifications
948:Santo António Além do Carmo
822:Nossa Senhora do Monserrate
187:. It was restored in 1942.
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1751:Nossa Senhora do Bom Parto
1696:Nossa Senhora da Conceição
1630:Nossa Senhora da Anunciada
1517:Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe
1503:Nossa Senhora dos Milagres
1114:Nossa Senhora da Conceição
1025:São Tiago das Cinco Pontas
927:Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
850:Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
843:Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres
836:Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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1304:São Sebastião de Mangalor
983:São João Baptista do Brum
962:Santo Inácio de Tamandaré
885:Santa Cruz de Anhatomirim
829:Nossa Senhora da Assunção
357:Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué
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976:São Domingos de Gragoatá
913:São José da Ponta Grossa
600:Nossa Senhora da Vitória
1297:São Sebastião de Baçaim
1248:Santo António de Simbor
1018:São Mateus do Cabo Frio
899:Santa Cruz do Paraguaçu
892:Santa Cruz de Itamaracá
624:São Francisco do Penedo
236:José Manuel Fernandes:
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955:Santo António da Barra
1744:Nossa Senhora da Guia
1364:Nossa Senhora do Cabo
1269:São Tomé de Cranganor
1044:Colónia do Sacramento
209:Portuguese Mozambique
98:16.16667°S 33.60000°E
1290:São Tomé de Meliapor
990:São João da Bertioga
742:São José de Mossuril
426:São Francisco Xavier
65:Fort São Tiago Maior
19:Fort São Tiago Maior
1812:Forts in Mozambique
1785:Portuguese name in
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878:Santa Cruz da Barra
103:-16.16667; 33.60000
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920:São José de Macapá
645:São Pedro da Barra
119:Controlled by
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1201:Honavar Fort
1171:Belapur Fort
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133:Site history
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1680:Balibó Fort
1672:Timor-Leste
1548:Arippu fort
1490:Matara Fort
1348:Gaspar Dias
1331:Aguada Fort
1234:Santa Luzia
1206:Korlai Fort
1166:Bandra Fort
1161:Asheri Fort
1156:Arnala Fort
1011:São Marcelo
941:Santa Maria
728:São Caetano
696:Manica Fort
660:East Africa
606:Santa Maria
594:Muxima Fort
579:Ambaca Fort
554:Cacheu Fort
390:Arguin Fort
101: /
77:Coordinates
1801:Categories
1771:Taipa Fort
1690:Cupão Fort
1648:Reis Magos
1643:Pasai Fort
1477:Santa Cruz
1425:Santa Cruz
1376:Reis Magos
1370:Ponda Fort
1358:Naroa Fort
1262:São Miguel
1216:Mahim Fort
1136:São Miguel
1121:Qeshm Fort
1062:São Miguel
871:Reis Magos
770:São Miguel
763:São Marçal
688:Mozambique
679:(Tanzania)
638:São Miguel
617:São Filipe
528:São Filipe
498:Cape Verde
401:Gold Coast
215:References
177:Mozambique
127:Mozambique
89:33°36′00″E
86:16°10′00″S
39:Mozambique
1621:Indonesia
1611:Muar Fort
1470:São Jorge
1454:Sri Lanka
1418:São Tiago
1228:Negapatam
1211:Madh Fort
1103:(Bahrain)
1094:Almirante
969:São Diogo
442:São Jorge
386:(Morocco)
380:(Morocco)
374:(Morocco)
368:(Morocco)
360:(Morocco)
352:(Morocco)
346:(Morocco)
338:(Morocco)
332:(Morocco)
326:(Morocco)
167:built in
157:Tete Fort
1598:Malaysia
1587:Santiago
1496:Santa Fé
1404:São João
1397:São Brás
1337:Assunção
1128:São João
1004:São Luís
906:São João
857:Presépio
676:Santiago
631:São José
560:São José
535:São José
507:D'El-Rei
464:Príncipe
410:Santiago
343:Graciosa
203:See also
123:Portugal
37:in
1787:italics
1730:Mong-Há
1606:Malacca
1578:Myanmar
1139:(Yemen)
1036:Uruguay
805:America
671:(Kenya)
453:(Ghana)
445:(Ghana)
437:(Benin)
429:(Ghana)
421:(Ghana)
413:(Ghana)
350:Mazagan
336:Tangier
320:(Spain)
1222:Manuel
1131:(Oman)
1123:(Iran)
1117:(Iran)
1109:(Iran)
1097:(Oman)
813:Brazil
571:Angola
378:Azamor
330:Arzila
304:Africa
185:Vátuas
1714:Macau
1186:Daman
1181:Chaul
1148:India
668:Jesus
372:Safim
318:Ceuta
138:Built
1085:Iran
1076:Asia
384:Aguz
169:Tete
147:The
141:1575
35:Tete
1324:Goa
175:in
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