Place · Portuguese coastal fort · India
Fort Aguada, Bardez
Also known as Aguada Fort
Fort Aguada stands on the Bardez peninsula at the mouth of the Mandovi river, built by the Portuguese in 1612 to defend the Goa harbour against Dutch and Maratha attack. The citadel includes a 1864 lighthouse (the oldest of its kind in Asia), a central water-cistern that could supply 2.4 million gallons to the Portuguese fleet, and underground passages leading down to the sea. One section became the central Goan jail after Portuguese departure in 1961.
Battles & turning pointsTrade, ports & money
- Function
- Military & resistance
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 15.493, 73.773
Connections (1)
- Site adjacencyOld Goa
Fort Aguada at the mouth of the Mandovi was the seaward defence for Old Goa's harbour, 20 km downstream across the river from the capital ensemble.
Sources
Standard reference (Archaeological Survey of India).
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