Fortaleza de São Tiago
Portuguese: Fortaleza de São Tiago
Santa Maria Maior (Funchal), Madeira
Fortaleza de São Tiago is located in Madeira
Fortaleza de São Tiago
Fortaleza de São Tiago
Coordinates32°38′48.0″N 16°53′54.9″W / 32.646667°N 16.898583°W / 32.646667; -16.898583
Site information
Controlled by Portugual (1512-1961)
Open to
the public		Yes
Site history
Built1614
MaterialsBrick and Stone fort

The Fort of São Tiago (Portuguese: Fortaleza de São Tiago) is located in the historical centre (Zona Velha) of Funchal, Madeira.

History

The fort and the port.
Entrance to the fort.

Originally built to protect the coast from piracy during the 16th-17th century during the reign of Philip I of Portugal. The Fort has been used for many purposes including housing British troops during the Peninsular War, the military police and the Funchal Lancers Squad at different times. It also sheltered victims of the 1803 floods that occurred on the island.[1]

On June 24, 1901 King Carlos I of Portugal and his wife (Amélie of Orléans) visited the Fort and had lunch in a tent set up within the fort. Improvements were made prior to his visit.[2][3]

From 1992 to 2014 it was the contemporary Art Museum of Funchal (now Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Madeira in Estreito da Calheta).

References

  1. ↑ http://www.visitfunchal.pt/en/culture-and-heritage/monuments/item/460-s%C3%A3o-tiago-fortress.html
  2. ↑ "Madeira Cultura - Museums - Museum of Contemporary Art - Fortress São Tiago". Archived from the original on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  3. ↑ http://fortalezas.org/index.php?ct=fortaleza&id_fortaleza=609&muda_idioma=PT
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