 Reduto que D. Luís mandou fazer na Barra Grande de Santos, coleção Morgado de Mateus, Biblioteca Nacional, RJ, cópia cedida pelo IPHAN, SP |
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Santo
Amaro da Barra Grande Fortress is the most expressive military
architectural building in the State of São Paulo and the
foremost colonial fortification complex built throughout the 16th,
17th and 18th centuries in order to protect Santos Bay. The defensive
system was organized by double fortification lines: São João
and São Felipe Fortresses, on Bertioga Canal; Vera Cruz de
Ipanema and the Village or Our Lady of Mount Serrat Fortresses,
near the harbor; and Santo Amaro da Barra Grande Fortress, with
its fortification backups: Estacada Fort and Goes Beach Blockhouse,
to protect the entrance to the bay.
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