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Chronology of the PORTUGUESE
POSSESSIONS in ASIA (1498-1800)
:
Feitorias (Trading stations) and Fortalezas (Forts).
Written by Marco Ramerini.
Yemen:
Soko (Socotra):
Fortaleza de Sao Miguel
Apr./May 1507 fort - 1511 abandoned and dismantled
Pereira da Costa "Socotora e o dominio
Portugues no Oriente"
Oman:
Matara (Matrah):
(2338'N - 5830'E)
fort built (rebuilt ?) by Rui Freire ??.
1588 fort - 1648
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Mascate (Muscat): (2338'N
- 5833'E) Forte
de Sao Joao (Jalali), Forte Mirani
1507
conquered and sacked
after the conquest of Ormuz ?
- 1522 revolted
1523 - ? revolted
1526 -
- 1550/51 to the Turks
1551/52 the fort was built
1581: destroyed by the Turks
1588: fort rebuilt by the Portuguese - 26 Jan. 1650
to Oman
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Curiate (Kuriyat):
rectangular fortress built by the Arabs and conquered by the Portuguese
1507 conquered and sacked
after the conquest of Ormuz ? -
1522 revolted
Rebuilt last
quarter 16th century ? - end 1607
-1648
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Calayate (Qalhat or Kalhat):
(2242'N - 5922'E)
1507 tributary, 1508 conquered and sacked
after the conquest of Ormuz ?
- rebellion
1526 -
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Sibo (As Sib): (2340'N
- 5812'E)
triangular fortress with bastions in the angles conquered by Rui Freire
Borca (Barkah or Al Batha ?):
(2346'N - 5746'E) ?
triangular fortress with bastions in the angles
Caapo or Cassapo (Khasab):
(2612'N - 5615'E)
1623 ? fort
- ?
Soar (Suhar):
(2421'N - 5643'E)
square fortress with bastions and surrounded by
walls
1507 tributary - 1522 revolted
1523 -
1616 conquered by the Portuguese - 1622 ?
1623 - 7 Nov. 1643 to the Imaum
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
United Arab Emirates:
Corfaao (Khor Fakkan):
(2520'N - 5622'E)
triangular fortress with triangular bastions and a round tower in
the center.
1507 conquered and sacked
1620 built -
Libedia (Badiyah ?):
(2526'N - 5621'E)
square fortress
1623 -
Quelba (Kalba):
(2504'N - 5621'E)
square fortress
Mar 1624 -
Doba (Diba al Hisn):
(2536'N - 5617'E)
square fortress with round bastions and a tower in the center
1624 - 1648
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Mada (Mahdah):
square fortress with bastions
May 1624 -
Julfa or Julfar (a few Km
North of Ras al Khaimah = Portuguese:Recoima)
1515 - 1622
1623, custom house,
1631
fort -
1633 ?
Leite "Comentarios do Grande Capitao Rui
Freire de Andrada"
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Saudi Arabia:
Tarut island (near Al Qatif): (2635'N
- 5005'E)
portuguese fortress
Catifa (Al Qatif):
(2634'N - 5000'E)
1521-1529 ?
1550/51 - shortly after abandoned
and destroyed
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Bahrain:
Al Muharraq: (2615'N
- 5037'E)
Qal'at
Al-Bahrain
Barem (Manama - Bahrain): (2613'N
- 5035'E)
Jul./Ago. 1521 - Nov./Dec. 1521
1523 - 1529
1540 - 1545 tributary
? - 1602 to Persia
Kervran "Bahrain in the 16th. century an
impregnable island"
Iraq:
Bussora or Bassora (Basra or Al-Basrah):
(3031'N - 4750'E)
1623 feitoria -
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Iran:
Ormuz (Hormuz): (2706'N
- 5627'E) Fort
Nossa Senhora da Victoria (1507)
later named
Nossa Senhora da Conceiao
(1515)
Qeshm(1600)Hormuz
24 Oct. 1507 fort - Jan. 1508
to Arabs (Jan. 1508 - 1 Apr. 1515)
1
Apr. 1515 fort - 3 May 1622*
conquered by Persia with the help
of the British.
* according to Leite "Comentarios do Grande
Capitao Rui Freire de Andrada"
** 15 May 1622 according to Oceanos N 28
*** 22 May 1622 according to Danvers
"Portuguese in India"
Comorao or Armao (or Bandel ?) (Goombron - Bandar Abbas): (2711'N
- 5616'E)
fort
? - 22 Sep. 1615*
to Persia
Leite "Comentarios do Grande Capitao Rui Freire
de Andrada"
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
*1614 according to "Oceanos 28"
Queixome (Qeshm): (2658'N
- 5616'E) Fortaleza
de Queixome
1523 feitoria -
8 May 1621 fort built by Rui
Freire - 11 Feb. 1622
to Persia
Leite "Comentarios do Grande Capitao Rui
Freire de Andrada"
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Congo (or Bandel ?)(Bandar-e
Kong): (2636'N - 5456'E)
1624/25 alfandega, feitoria and fort ? - sec. XVIII
Leite "Comentarios do Grande Capitao Rui
Freire de Andrada"
India:A
Batalha de Diu
Bombaim
1534
os portugueses denominarom esta zona "Bom Bahia",
Island of Diu:
Fortaleza de Nagoa (1744),
Fortaleza de Brancavara (1774), Forte de Simbor, Forte de Gogola.
1554 - 18/19 Dec 1961
Diu: (2043'N
- 7100'E) Forte or Castelo do
Mar, Castelo de Diu or Fortaleza de Sao Tom
21 Dec. 1535 fortress - 18/19 Dec. 1961
Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
Bulsar or Balsar (Valsad ?): (2037'N
- 7255'E)
1559 fort - 1560 abandoned
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Parnel
(Parnera ?):
(2033'N - 7257'E)
three leagues from Daman
1559* the fort
is conquered and then razed to the ground
Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
* 1569
according to Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Damao
Pequeno (Nani Daman): (2026'N
- 7250'E)
Forte de Sao Jeronimo (1614/15)
1614/5 fort - 18/19 Dec 1961
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"
Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
Damao Grande or Praa de Damao (Damao, Moti
Daman or Daman):
(2025'N - 7250'E)
Castelo de
Hieronymus
1559 fort - 18/19 Dec.1961
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"
Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da
India"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Dadra:
(2019'N - 7258'E)
1779 - 24 July 1954
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"
Nagar Haveli:
1779 - 2 Aug. 1954
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"
Sao Gens or Samges:
round fortress with 6 bastions
Umbargao (Umargam):
(2012'N - 7245'E)
fort - Nov. 1738
to Mahrattas
Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Danu (Dahanu):
(1958'N - 7244'E)
round fort with a bulwark
1533 ? 1560c. fort - November 1738
to Mahrattas
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Trapor or Tarapor (Tarapur):
(1953'N - 7241'E) fort
with round and square bastions
15 ? - 1739
to the Mahrattas
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and
Bassein"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Kari de Chikli or Tchikla (Chinchani
?): (1953'N
- 7241'E) ?
square fort with 4 bastions
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and
Bassein"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Serra de Aarim, Azarim or Aserim:
1556 tranqueira, mountains fort - 13 Feb. 1739
to the Mahrattas
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and
Bassein"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Manora or Manori: round fort
1556 fort -
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Sirgao or Seridao (Shirgaum):
(1944'N - 7244'E)
?
- 1739
to the Mahrattas
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Mahim: (1939'N
- 7244'E)
round fort
1532 - 20 January 1739
to Mahrattas
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and
Bassein"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Kari de Mahim : ?
small triangular fort with two bastions
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and
Bassein"
Quelme (Kelve):
(1935'N - 7245'E)
- 1739
to the Mahrattas
Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India"
Ilha das Vaccas
(Arnalla):
(1928'N - 7244'E)
circular tower
? - 13 February 1739
to Mahrattas
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and Bassein"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Asserim or Agaaim (Agashi):
(1928'N - 7247'E)
fort and custom house
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul
and Bassein"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Sopera or Supara (Sopara):
(1925'N - 7247'E)
four wooden stockades
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul
and Bassein"
Saibana: stockade
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul
and Bassein"
Bassein or Baaim (Vasai): Cidadela
de Sao Sebastiao
(1920'N - 7249'E)
1528 sacked, 1532 conquered and abandoned, 23 December 1534 ceded by a
treaty, May 1536 fortress - 16 May 1739 surrender, 23 May 1739 the
Portuguese leave the town
Leao "A Provincia do Norte do Estado da India"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Galiana (Kalyana):
(1914'N - 7310'E)
1535 - lost a short time after
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul
and Bassein"
Salsette Island:
1534 - 1737 to Mahrattas
Gerson de Cunha "The origin of Bombay"
Thana (Salsette Island): (1911'N
- 7258'E) two towers
(Sao Pedro and Sao
Jeronimo) and one small square fort
(Reis Magos) with two bastions.
1534
- 1737 to Mahrattas
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul
and Bassein"
There were three
bulwarks near Thana:
Forte Santa Cruz
(Salcete is.)
Forte do Passo Seco or do Rio
(in front of Thana)
Baluarte do Mar
(in the direction of Bombay)
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and
Bassein"
Bandora:
Torre Agoada (1640s.)
small watch tower
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the
history of Chaul and Bassein"
Dharavi Island:
(1916'N - 7250'E)
?
fort
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul
and Bassein"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Versova Island:
fort
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul
and Bassein"
Bombaim or Mobaim (Bombay):
(1855'N - 7250'E)
quadrangular fort
1534 ceded by treaty - 18 February 1665
to British by treaty
Belaflor, Sambayo or Sabayo (Belapur): (1901'N
- 7302'E) b
fortification
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul and
Bassein"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Caranja or Juem:
circa (1854'N - 7255'E)
There were 2 forts, one, smaller,
in the East side of the island, the other, bigger, on a
hill, was a square fort, three angles of which had a bastion each.
- 28 March 1739
to Angria
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul
and Bassein"
From Bassein to Caranja there were 14 Portuguese forts or
towers.
Gerson de Cunha "Notes on the history of Chaul
and Bassein"
In 1739 the Portuguese lost: 20 fortress, 2 fortified hills,
8 town.
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Chaul (Revdanda): (1833'N
- 7256'E) Fortaleza de Santa
Maria do Castelo
1503 feitoria ?,
1509 vassal,
1516 feitoria, 1521 fort, October 1531 fortress - 18 September 1740
transfer by treaty to the Marhattas
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"
Danvers "Portuguese in India"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Morro de Chaul (Korlai): (1832'N
- 7255'E)
Fortaleza do Morro de
Chaul
1594 the fortress was conquered - 1739
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Goa:
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
At the beginning of 17th. c. the Portuguese ruled over
a territory of about 275 square miles.
Disney "Twilight of the pepper empire"
Goa:
4 March 1510 - 20 May 1510
25 November 1510 - 18/19 Dec. 1961
to India
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"
Salcete or Salsete:
1543 -
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"
Bardez:
1543 -
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities"
Alorna: fort
5 May 1746 -
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Goa forts:
Reis Magos or Magus (Bardez):
(1550s.) 1550s. -
Aguada or Agoada (Bardez):
Forte Santa Caterina (1604) 1604 -
Nossa Senhora do Cabo (near Aguada fort): rectangular fort
Gaspar Dias, St. Ignes (Panjim):
square fort (1598) 1598 -
Mormugao: fort (1624)
1624 -
Rachol (Salcete): fortezza di origine indiana poi nel 1604
con aggiunte port.
Torre de Noroa Vedi os port no malabar pag 59 nota 64.
Neutim fort (1746) 1746 -
Rarim fort (1746) 1746 -
Cabo do Rama:
Chapora: fort (1617)
1617 - 1684 - 1739 - 1961
Tiracol (Tarekhol): fort
(1746) 1746 - 15 Aug. 1954 per alcune ore viene occupato da degli
indiani, poche ore dopo ripreso dai portoghesi.
Cintacola or Cintacora (Sadashivgad): (1451'N
- 7407'E) Forte de Pito or Piro
30 Jan. 1791 - 16 Mar. 1793
to Tipu Sultan
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of India"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Angediva (Anjediv): (1449'N
- 7403'E) Forte Nossa
Senhora das Brotas (1682)
14 Sep. 1505 fort - 1506/7 abandoned
5 May 1682 fort - 20 Dec.1961
to India
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Onor (Honawar):
(1417'N - 7426'E)
Fortaleza de Santa Catarina (1568/9)
1568/9 fort - 1654
Disney "Twilight of the pepper empire"
Gersoppa (30 miles upstream of Onor):
(1415'N - 7439'E)
Casa do Peso
Disney "Twilight of the pepper empire"
Bhatkal:
(1359'N - 7432'E)
1514 the harbour is dismantling, 1542 conquered and after two days
abandoned and burnt, 1548 tributary
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Barcelor or Braalor (Basrur):
(1338'N - 7444'E)
square shaped fortress.
1568/9 fort - 1652
to Ikerri
Disney "Twilight of the pepper empire"
Cambolin (Coondapoor,
near Barcelor):
(1338'N - 7441'E) square shaped
fortress.
1629 fort - 15 Jan 1653
to Ikerri
Disney "Twilight of the pepper empire"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Mangalore (Mangalor):
(1254'N - 7450'E)
Forte Sao Sebastiao (1567/68/69)
square shaped fortress
with a bastion at every corner.
1568/9 * fort - 165 ?
feitoria (there was in 1750) Danvers
"The Portuguese in India"
Disney "Twilight of the pepper empire"
* 1567 Danvers "The
Portuguese in India"
Mount Delly (Ettikulam):
(1205'N - 7511'E)
fort ?
Naravane "The maritime and coastal forts of
India"
Cannanore or Cananor:
(1151'N - 7522'E)
Fortaleza de Santao Gil or
Santo Angelo (1505)
1501 ally of Portugal and feitoria, Oct. 1505 fort - 15* Feb. 1663
to The Netherlands
Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"
Koshy "Dutch power in Kerala"
* 13 Feb. 1663 according
to Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Calecut or Calicut (Kozikode):
(1115'N - 7547'E)
1514/15 fort - 1525 *
feitoria (there was in 1750)
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"
* (1522-1525) according
to Disney "Twilight of the pepper empire"
Chal or Chale (Chalyam or Beypore):
(1109'N - 7549'E)
rectangulare shaped
fort
1531 fort - 1571
Disney "Twilight of the pepper empire"
Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"
Ponanni or Panane:
(1046'N - 7555'E)
1535 attempt to build a fort, never finished.
Disney "Twilight of the pepper empire"
Cranganore or Cranganor (Kodungallor):
(1013'N - 7613'E)
Castelo de Sao Tom
(1536) square shaped fort
1536 fort - 15 Jan. 1662
to The Netherlands
Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"
Koshy "Dutch power in Kerala"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Cochin de Cima
(Pallipuram): (1010'N - 7611'E)
Castelo de Cima (1502 ?)
tower
1502 ? fort - 16 Feb. 1661
to The Netherlands
Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Cochin, Cochin de Baixo or
Santa Cruz : (0957'N - 7615'E)
Fortaleza Manuel (1503)
1501 ally of Portugal, 26/27 Sep. 1503 timber fortress, 1505/6 stone
fortress - 7/8 Jan. 1663
to The Netherlands
Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"
Koshy "Dutch power in Kerala"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Rossa "Indo-Portuguese cities" (27
Sep. 1503 timber fortress, 3 May 1506 stone fortress)
Coulao or Coullam
(Quilon): (0853'N -
7635'E) Forte
Sao Tom or Tangesseri (1518)
1505 feitoria, 1518 fortress - 29 Dec. 1658
to The Netherlands (29 Dec. 1658 - 14 Apr. 1659)
14 Apr. 1659 - 24 Dec. 1661
to The Netherlands
Correia "Os Portugueses no Malabar 1498-1580"
Koshy "Dutch power in Kerala"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Punicale (Punnaikayal):
settlement 1532c.
fort - 1552
1553 -
Caldwell "A history of Tinnevelly"
Punicale was the chief Portuguese settlement of
the Fishery Coast between 1532 and 1580s.; from about 1580s. their chief
settlement was Tuticorin.
Tuticorin or Tutucorim:
(0848'N - 7809'E)
settlement 1532c., Portuguese governor 1542c. - Feb. 1658
to The Netherlands
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Caldwell "A history of Tinnevelly"
Punicale was the chief Portuguese settlement of the
Fishery Coast between 1532 and 1580s.; from about 1580s. their chief
settlement was Tuticorin.
Caldwell "A history of Tinnevelly"
Nagapatao or Negapatao (Negapatam or
Nagapattinam):
(1047'N - 7950'E)
1520/30s. settlement, 1642/43 fort and custom house - 23 July 1658
to The Netherlands
Subrahmanyam "The South Coromandel Portuguese
in the late 17th..." in Studia n 49
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
Porto Novo
(Parangi-Pettai): (1129'N -
7946'E)
1590s. settlement - 18th. ?
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of
the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"
Subrahmanyam "The South Coromandel Portuguese
in the late 17th..." in Studia n 49
Subrahmanyam "Improvising Empire - Portuguese
trade and settlements in the Bay of Bengal 1500 - 1700" or ""Comercio e
conflito - A presena Portuguesa no Golfo de Bengala 1500 - 1700"
Tegenapatam: (1144'N -
7947'E) fort ?
fort ?
Raychaudhuri "Jan Company in Coromandel
1605-1690" p. 19
Sao Tom de
Meliapor:
(1300'N - 8015'E)
1522/3 settlement, 1614 fort - 1662
to Qutbshahi (Golconda) (1662 - 1672)
to the French (1672 - 6
September 1674)
to the Dutch (6 September 1674 - 10 October 1674)
to the Qutbshahi (Golconda) (10
October 1674 - 1687)
Portuguese attempt to reestablish a Portuguese settlement: 1687 - 21
Oct. 1749
to the English (21 October 1749 - )
Lotika Varadarajan "San Thom: early European
activities and aspirations"
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of
the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"
Subrahmanyam "The South Coromandel Portuguese
in the late 17th..." in Studia n 49
Subrahmanyam "Improvising Empire - Portuguese
trade and settlements in the Bay of Bengal 1500 - 1700" or ""Comercio e
conflito - A presena Portuguesa no Golfo de Bengala 1500 - 1700"
Paliacate or Paleacate
(Pulicat):
(1324'N - 8019'E)
1518 settlement -
1600s. ?
Dutch factory: (Apr. 1610 - 12 Jun.
1612)
12 Jun 1612 conquered and destroyed by the Portuguese and abandoned
Subrahmanyam "Improvising Empire - Portuguese trade
and settlements in the Bay of Bengal 1500 - 1700" or ""Comercio e
conflito - A presena Portuguesa no Golfo de Bengala 1500 - 1700"
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of
the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"
Subrahmanyam "The South Coromandel Portuguese
in the late 17th..." in Studia n 49
Masulipatam or
Masulipatao:
(1611'N -
8108'E)
settlement
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of the
Portuguese empire 1415-1580"
A Portuguese captain was appointed in Masulipatam between 1598 and
1605/1610 according to Subrahmanyam "Improvising
Empire - Portuguese trade and settlements in the Bay of Bengal 1500 -
1700" or ""Comercio e conflito - A presena Portuguesa no Golfo de
Bengala 1500 - 1700"
Balasore or Balasor:
(2129'N - 8657'E)
settlement
Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"
Pipli:
circa (2137'N - 8720'E)
1514 settlement -
Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"
Bandel:
(2256'N - 8824'E)
1599 friary -
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of
the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"
Porto Pequeno de Bengala,
Satego, Satigo, Sateguam or Satigam
(Satgaon):
(2257'N - 8824'E)
1536/7 custom house, feitoria - ?
1590s. - ?
Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of
the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"
Ugolim,
Golim or Dogolim (Hugli or Hooghly):
(2254'N - 8824'E)
1579/80 - 25 September 1632
to the Mughals
July 1633 new Portuguese settlement - 18th. ?
Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"
Diffie-Winius "Foundation of
the Portuguese empire 1415-1580"
Tambolim (Tamluk or
Tumlook): (2218'N - 8755'E)
settlement -
Campos "History of the Portuguese in
Bengal"
Angelim (Hidgelee or Hijili):
circa (2214'N - 8803'E)
1520s. settlement - 1636
Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"
Bangladesh:
Sundiva (Sandwip island):
circa (2230'N - 9128'E)
1590s.
tributary of Portugal, 1602 conquered by Portugal - 1605?
1607
- 1616
Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"
Guedes "Interferencia e integraaodos Portugueses
na Birmania 1580-1630"
Porto Grande de
Bengala or Chatigam (Chittagong):
(2220'N - 9150'E)
1536/7
custom house and feitoria
1590 the fort is conquered by the Portuguese
- 1590s. the Portuguese are expelled
Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"
Dianga: circa
(2215'N - 9150'E)
? settlement - 1607
after 1615 new Portuguese settlement.
Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"
Dacca:
(2342'N - 9024'E)
1580
settlement -
Campos "History of the Portuguese in Bengal"
Maldives:
Ilhas de Maldiva,
Male: (0410'N -
7330'E)
1517/18 feitoria, 1519 wooden fort - 1519 (1521 ?)
1558 fort
- 1573
Bell, H.C.P. "Excerpta Maldiviana" from
the Ceylon Royal Archaeological Society Journal, 1931 VOL. XXXII
Sri Lanka or Ceylon:
1518 - 1597 the Kingdom of Kotte is
tributary of Portugal.
1597: the whole of the territory of the Kingdom
of Kotte is under the control of the Portuguese, they control four
Provinces or Disawani: Matara (along the sea coast from Kotte to Walawe
Ganga), Saparagamuwa (North of Matara province, inland from Walawe Ganga
to the mountains), Four Korales (beyond the Kelani Ganga), Seven Korales
(North of the Four Korales to Anuradhapura forests).
At the beginning of 17th. c. the Portuguese
ruled over about 4.640 villages in the Kingdom of Kotte.
COASTAL FORTS AND SETTLEMENTS:
Colombo:
(0656'N - 7951'E)
Fortaleza de Santa Barbara or Nossa Senhora das Virtudes (1518-1524)
Fortaleza de Colombo (1554) (Santa Cruz, Sao Joao, Sao Estevao, Sao
Sebastiao, Madre de Deus, Sao Jeronimo and Mapane bastions)
1518 fort - 1524 the fort is dismantled
1554 fort - 12 May 1656
to The Netherlands
Flores "Os Portugueses e o mar de Ceilao
1498-1543"
Winius "The fatal history of Portuguese
Ceylon: transition to Dutch rule"
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the
Netherlands"
Galle or Gale: (0602'N
- 8013'E)
Forte Santa Cruz
1587 sacking by Portuguese, 1597small fort on a hillock, 1620 new fort
on the promontory - 13 Mar. 1640
to The Netherlands
Winius "The fatal history of Portuguese Ceylon:
transition to Dutch rule"
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the
Netherlands"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Negombo: (0713'N
- 7950'E)
Forte
de Negombo (Nossa Senhora da Vitoria, Espirito Santo and Sao Loureno
bastions)
triangular fort with three bulwarks
1574 sacking by Portuguese, 1590s. fort - 9
Feb. 1640
to The Netherlands (9 Feb. 1640 - 8 Nov. 1640)
8 Nov. 1640 - 9 Jan. 1644
to The Netherlands
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon 1617-1638"
Calitur (Kalutara):
(0635'N - 7959'E)
quadrangular fort with two bastions
1574 sacking by Portuguese, 1596 small fort,
1621 fort - Aug./Sep. 1630
to Kandy
(Aug./Sep. 1630 - 1632)
1632 - 16 ?
to the Netherlands (16 ? - Mar 1654)
Mar 1654 - 14* Oct. 1655
to
The Netherlands
Winius "The fatal History of
Portuguese Ceylon"
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
* 15 Oct. 1655 Brohier
"Links between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands"
Matara:
(0557'N - 8032'E)
1587 sacking by Portuguese, 15? tranqueira
or wooden fort -
to Kandy (1630 - 1632) ?
1632 - 164 ?
to the Netherlands
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka
and the Netherlands"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Chilaw:
(0734'N - 7948'E)
1590s./1600s. fort, later abandoned
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Puttalam:
(0802'N - 7950'E)
1620s. stockade
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Manar or Mannar:
(0858'N - 7953'E)
Forte Sao Jorge
square shaped fort
1560 fort - 22 Feb. 1658
to The Netherlands
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon 1617-1638"
Aripo (Arippu):
(0847'N - 7956'E)
small fort - 1658
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands"
Cardiva or Ilha de Cardigar (Kalpitya):
(0814'N - 7945'E)
fort ?
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands"
Jaffna or Jaffnapatao:
(0940'N - 80'01'E)
Fortaleza Nossa Senhora dos Milagres
(15 Aug. 1620)
1560 the Kingdom is conquered, but then abandoned in the same year
1591 conquered, a puppet king is install on the throne
Aug./Sep. 1618 rebellion of Portuguese Casados and Christians
1619 conquered, 15 Aug. 1620 fort - 22* Jun. 1658
to The Netherlands
Winius "The fatal history of Portuguese Ceylon:
transition to Dutch rule"
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Danvers "The Portuguese in India"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
* 21 Jun
1658 Brohier "Links between Sri
Lanka and the Netherlands"
Kayts (island near Jaffna):
(0941'N - 7951'E)
162 ? small fort -
to The Netherlands
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the
Netherlands"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Fortaleza do Caes dos Elefantes
(near Jaffna):
(0942'N - 7951'E)
Fortaleza do Cais dos Elefantes
fort
- Mar. 1658
to The Netherlands
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the
Netherlands"
Ponta das Pedras (Point Pedro):
(0949'N - 8008'E)
fort ? -
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the
Netherlands"
Delft island or Ilha das Vaca
(Neduntivu):
circa (0932'N - 7943'E)
blockhouse
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the
Netherlands"
Pooneryn:
(0930'N - 8012'E)
fort ?
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the
Netherlands"
Triquinimale or Trincomale: (0835'N
- 8115'E) Fortaleza
de Triquinimale (1623) (St. Iago, Santa Cruz, Santo Antonio bastions)
triangular fort with three bastions
Jul. 1623 fort - 2 May 1639
to The Netherlands
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese
Ceylon"
Batticaloa (Puliyantivu island): (0742'N
- 8142'E) Forte
Nossa Senhora da Penha da Franca (1628)
Jul. 1628 fort - 18 May 1638
to The Netherlands
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese
Ceylon"
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the
Netherlands"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Mutwal (a few Km North of Colombo):
(0659'N - 7952'E)
difese portoghesi per lassedio di Colombo - 18 Oct 1655
to
The Netherlands
INLAND FORTS AND SETTLEMENTS:
Malwana: (0657'N -
8000'E) Forte Santa
Helena (1626)
Square shaped fort, Portuguese
headquarters residence of the Captain-General.
1590s. tranqueira (wooden fort), 1626 fort -
Aug./Sep. 1630
to Kandy (Aug./Sep. 1630 - Jan. 1632)
Jan. 1632 -
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon 1617-1638"
Manicavare (Menikkadawara):
Forte Santa Fe and Cidadela of Forte Cruz (1626) (Sao Iago, Sao Boa
Ventura, Sao Jorge and Sao Pedro bastions)
circa (0711'N - 8013'E)
rectangular fort with four bastions
Jan. 1599 tranqueira (wooden fort), base camp - Apr. 1603
to Kandy (Apr. 1603 - 160 ? )
160
? , Oct. 1626 fort - Nov. 1630
to Kandy (Nov. 1630 - 163 )
163
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Saburagamuwa (Ratnapura): (0642'N
- 8023'E)
Forte Santa Cruz
? fort - 1617
to Kandy (1617 - Mar./Apr. 1617)
Mar./Apr.1617 - end 1617
to Kandy (end 1617 - 1618)
1618 - Sep. 1630
to Kandy (Sep. 1630 - 163 )
163
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon 1617-1638"
Sitawaka (Avissawella): (0657'N -
8013'E)
1547 or 1548 conquered and sacked, then abandoned
1550
conquered and sacked, then abandoned
1593
occupied - 1596 ? abandoned
1595/7
tranqueira (wooden fort)
to Kandy (1630 - )
to The Netherland
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands"
Ruwanwella or Ruwanella:
(0703'N - 8015'E)
tranqueira (wooden fort), base camp
1590s./1600s.
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon"
Abeyasinghe "Portuguese rule in Ceylon 1594-1612"
Mottapuliya: circa
(0718'N - 8024'E)
tranqueira (wooden fort) 1590s./1600s.
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese
Ceylon"
Abeyasinghe "Portuguese rule in Ceylon 1594-1612"
Diyasunnata: circa (0719'N -
8026'E)
tranqueira (wooden fort) 1590s./1600s.
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon"
Abeyasinghe "Portuguese rule in Ceylon 1594-1612"
Demunugashinna: (?)
tranqueira (wooden fort) 1590s./1600s.
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon"
Abeyasinghe "Portuguese rule in Ceylon 1594-1612"
Attapitiya: circa
(0707'N - 8028'E)
tranqueira (wooden fort) 1590s./1600s. - ?
to Kandy ( - 1634)
1634 -
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon"
Abeyasinghe "Portuguese rule in Ceylon 1594-1612"
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Kuruwita: circa (0648'N -
8022'E)
tranqueira (wooden fort) 1590s./1600s.
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon"
Abeyasinghe "Portuguese rule in Ceylon 1594-1612"
Batugedara: circa
(0641'N - 8026'E)
tranqueira (wooden fort) 1590s./1600s.
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon"
Abeyasinghe "Portuguese rule in Ceylon 1594-1612"
Gurubewila (Hanwella):
(0654'N - 8004'E)
tranqueira (wooden fort) 1590s./1600s. - 16
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon"
Abeyasinghe "Portuguese rule in Ceylon 1594-1612"
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Brohier "Links between Sri Lanka and the
Netherlands"
Ganetenna (Wadiyatenna ?):
circa (0710'N - 8030'E)
1599 ? tranqueira (wooden fort)
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon"
Abeyasinghe "Portuguese rule in Ceylon 1594-1612"
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Gannoruwa:
(0716'N - 8036'E)
1593 Portuguese garrison -
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Balane:
circa (0715'N - 8030'E)
Feb. 1603 fort - ?
1611- 1617
to Kandy
1617 -
to Kandy
Mar. 1629 occupied and burnt.
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Buddassagoda: circa
(0712'N - 8031'E)
fort
Anguruwantota: (0638'N
- 8005'E)
? - ? 1653 - ?
to
The Netherland
Gandolaha or Gandole: ?
1632 Portuguese garrison -
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Etgala Tota:
circa (0719'N - 8020'E)
1598 occupied - 1599 ? abandoned
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Uduwara:
(0637'N - 8004'E)
1596 ? -
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Kaduwala:
circa (0656'N - 8000'E)
1593 occupied -
Jan. 1632 or 33 ? occupied -
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Vadaruwa (16 miles west of Methiangane):
1632 stockade
Peliyagoda (3
miles from Colombo): (0658'N
- 7953'E) fortified
settlement of Lascarins
1626 - 1630
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Mulleriyawa
(6 miles W. of Colombo):
(0657'N - 7956'E)
Tranqueira Grande (1626) fortified
settlement of Lascarins
1626 - 1630
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon 1617-1638"
Kotte:
(0653'N - 7954'E)
1524 feitoria ?
Oct. 1550 - July 1565 abandoned, the capital is
moved to Colombo.
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Badulla (Uva):
(0659'N - 8103'E)
18 Aug. 1630 - 21 Aug. 1630 abandoned
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
Candea or Senkadagala Nuwara (Kandy):
(0717'N - 8038'E)
conquered and sacked several times (1593,
1594, 1603, 1611, Jun. 1629, 27 Mar. 1638) then abandoned
(1617 - 1628) and (1634 - 1638) tributary
Pieris "Ceylon and the Portuguese"
Winius "The fatal History of Portuguese Ceylon"
C.R. de Silva "The Portuguese in Ceylon
1617-1638"
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1502
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