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Monte Brasil is seen across the bay from Forte de São Sebastião (Fort of San Sebastian) in Angra do HeroÃ-smo on the Island of Terceira, Azores, Portugal. Also known as the Castelo de São Sebastião or simply Castelinho, this fort lies along the Bay of Angra on the east side of the Porto de Pipas (Port of Barrels). Construction stared in 1572 on the order of King Sebastian I and a garrison housed there by 1580. The fort sits on the opposite side of the port from fortifications on Monte Brasil, some of which can be seen in this photo. The fortications are the larger Forte de São João Baptista. The range of fire of São Sebastiãoâs cannons overlapped with the ranges of the guns on Monte Brasil creating an effective defensive system for the port.
Constuction on the fort on Monte Brasil started around 1592, on the order of Philip II of Spain (at the time also King of Portugal). The fortification was named initially named Castelo de São Filipe after the king. Designed by Giovanni Casale, Tibúrcio Spanochi and Anton Colla the fortifications involve the entire Monte Brasil. Intended to protect ship coming from the West Indies, it is the largest Spanish fortress ever built outside Spain and one of the largest enclosed fortresses on the planet. Threefold ramparts with turrets and trenches were built on a length of more than 4 kilometers around the mountain.
The Portuguese revolt of 1640 gave rise, here, to a memorable epic siege, involving nearly 7000 men, from different islands, commanded by captains João Bettencourt de Vasconcelos, Francisco Ornelas da Câmara and João de Ãvila. The Spanish were eventuallu defeated and surrended. On fortâs tower, the blue and white liberal flag was raised for the first time on land. The name of the fort was changed to Fortress of São João Baptista and a new church was built within the fortâs walls.
Today the fort is known as Military Building nº 001/Angra do HeroÃ-smo, but is also referred to as the Castelo de São João Baptista, Fortaleza de São João Baptista or simply Fortaleza do Monte Brasil.
Monte Brasil is the remnants of a tuff cone (volcano) that formed just off the south coast of island of Terceira in the central Azores. Flanked by two bays: the Bay of Angra to its east, and the Bay of Fanal to its west, the crest of the volcano rises above the city of Angra do Heroísmo which made it a strategic location for defense of the city. Geologists tie the cone to eruptions of the Guilherme Moniz volcano, a large central volcano on the island of Terceira which was active around 23,000 years ago.
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