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Fort of Santa Cruz (Portuguese: Forte de Santa Cruz da Horta or Castelo da Santa Cruz), is a 16th-century fortification located in the civil parish of Angústias, municipality of Horta, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese Azores. Occasionally referred to as the Castelo de Santa Cruz by locals, it is situated in the historic centre of the city, on the edge of Horta Bay. It was constructed to work in conjunction with the Fort of Bom Jesus (Portuguese: Forte do Bom Jesus) at the mouth of the Ribeira da Conceição and Fort of Greta (Portuguese: Forte da Greta) along the coast of the extinct spatter cone Monte da Guia, to defend the entrance to the harbour and southern access to the Bay.

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  • Fort of Santa Cruz (Portuguese: Forte de Santa Cruz da Horta or Castelo da Santa Cruz), is a 16th-century fortification located in the civil parish of Angústias, municipality of Horta, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese Azores. Occasionally referred to as the Castelo de Santa Cruz by locals, it is situated in the historic centre of the city, on the edge of Horta Bay. It was constructed to work in conjunction with the Fort of Bom Jesus (Portuguese: Forte do Bom Jesus) at the mouth of the Ribeira da Conceição and Fort of Greta (Portuguese: Forte da Greta) along the coast of the extinct spatter cone Monte da Guia, to defend the entrance to the harbour and southern access to the Bay. (en)
  • Le Fort de Santa-Cruz ou Sainte-Croix a été érigé en 1567 dans la ville Horta sur l'île de Faial de l'archipel des Açores par les Portugais. Ce fort a été un lieu de combats sanglants qui a vu plusieurs nations s'y affronter. Ce fort se situe sur le front de mer entre le vieux port et la marina. Sa situation y est exceptionnelle et en faisait un point stratégique de défense contre les attaques maritimes. (fr)
  • O Forte de Santa Cruz da Horta, também referido como Castelo de Santa Cruz e Castelo de Santo António da Cruz, localiza-se na freguesia das Angústias, cidade e concelho de Horta, na ilha do Faial, nos Açores. Erguido junto ao antigo cais de desembarque, no atual centro histórico da cidade, constituía-se na principal fortificação da ilha, cruzando fogos com o Forte do Bom Jesus - à sua esquerda, sobre a praia, próximo à ribeira da Conceição -, e com o Forte de Nossa Senhora da Guia (Forte da Greta), na encosta do monte de Nossa Senhora da Guia, atualmente em ruínas, que defendia o acesso à baía pelo lado sul. Classificado como Monumento Nacional pelo Decreto-Lei nº 36.383, de 28 de Junho de 1947, alberga no seu interior a Pousada da Horta, integrante da rede Pousadas de Portugal. (pt)
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  • c. 1567
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  • c. 1567 (en)
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  • The main walls of the Fort of Santa Cruz, as seen from Rua Vasco da Gama (en)
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  • Basalt, Tuff (en)
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  • Fort of Santa Cruz (en)
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  • Forte de Santa Cruz (en)
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  • Private (en)
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  • Câmara Municipal de Horta (en)
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  • Portugal Azores Faial (en)
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  • Location of the Santa Cruz Fort within the municipality of Horta, island of Faial (en)
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  • Fort (en)
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  • Fort of Santa Cruz (Portuguese: Forte de Santa Cruz da Horta or Castelo da Santa Cruz), is a 16th-century fortification located in the civil parish of Angústias, municipality of Horta, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese Azores. Occasionally referred to as the Castelo de Santa Cruz by locals, it is situated in the historic centre of the city, on the edge of Horta Bay. It was constructed to work in conjunction with the Fort of Bom Jesus (Portuguese: Forte do Bom Jesus) at the mouth of the Ribeira da Conceição and Fort of Greta (Portuguese: Forte da Greta) along the coast of the extinct spatter cone Monte da Guia, to defend the entrance to the harbour and southern access to the Bay. (en)
  • Le Fort de Santa-Cruz ou Sainte-Croix a été érigé en 1567 dans la ville Horta sur l'île de Faial de l'archipel des Açores par les Portugais. Ce fort a été un lieu de combats sanglants qui a vu plusieurs nations s'y affronter. Ce fort se situe sur le front de mer entre le vieux port et la marina. Sa situation y est exceptionnelle et en faisait un point stratégique de défense contre les attaques maritimes. (fr)
  • O Forte de Santa Cruz da Horta, também referido como Castelo de Santa Cruz e Castelo de Santo António da Cruz, localiza-se na freguesia das Angústias, cidade e concelho de Horta, na ilha do Faial, nos Açores. Classificado como Monumento Nacional pelo Decreto-Lei nº 36.383, de 28 de Junho de 1947, alberga no seu interior a Pousada da Horta, integrante da rede Pousadas de Portugal. (pt)
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  • Fort de Santa-Cruz (fr)
  • Fort of Santa Cruz (Horta) (en)
  • Forte de Santa Cruz da Horta (pt)
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