Place · Portuguese fort & church · India
Reis Magos Fort
Also known as Fortaleza Reis Magos
Reis Magos Fort on the north bank of the Mandovi opposite Panaji, built by the Portuguese in 1551 and much enlarged in 1707, served as the first stop for Portuguese viceroys arriving by sea at Goa. The adjoining 1555 Reis Magos church, named for the three Magi, carries one of the earliest Franciscan baptismal fonts in the subcontinent. The fort was restored in 2008-12 and now houses a Mario Miranda cartoon museum.
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- Military & resistance
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- Location
- 15.497, 73.808
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- Site adjacencyOld Goa
Reis Magos Fort on the north bank of the Mandovi opposite Panaji was the first arrival stop for Portuguese viceroys sailing to Old Goa.
Sources
Standard reference (Archaeological Survey of India).
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