Cabedelo, Brazil
Forte de Santa Catarina
Forte de Santa Catarina is a fort located in Cabedelo, Paraíba in Brazil. The fort was initially built in 1585 by the german Cristóvão Linz, under orders of Capitão-Mor of the Captaincy of Paraíba, Frutuoso Barbosa. In August 13, 1597, the fort was burnt by a combined force of French and Potiguara soldiers, as retaliation for French losses elsewhere in the Brazilian northeast.
- City
- Cabedelo
- Country
- Brazil
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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