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Fort Jesus (Portuguese: Forte Jesus de Mombaça) is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati , [ 1 ] it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain , who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa .
Fort Jesus, Mombasa Mombasa: Cultural: (ii), (iv) 2011 The late 16th century Portuguese fort was built to control the European trade routes in the Indian Ocean. It changed hands several times, coming under control of Arabs, Swahili people, and the British Empire.
The Chapel endured for nearly a century until the Portuguese and the sultan of Malindi, succeeded in capturing Mombasa in 1589, which the sultan then removed to. The Portuguese decided to make Mombasa their base, which had a better harbour than Malindi and was easier to defend. [6] The Portuguese built Fort Jesus in Mombasa in 1593. Mombasa ...
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Fort Jesus is a Portuguese fort built from 1593 to 1596 on Mombasa Island to guard the old port of Mombasa, Kenya. The site's layout follows the Renaissance ideal that the human body is perfectly proportionate.
EN: Fort Jesus PT: Forte Jesus de Mombaça 1593–1596 Intact Mombasa: Kenya Portugal (1593–1698, 1728–1729) Oman (1698–1741, 1837–1895) Local rule (1741–1837) Britain (1895–1963) EN: Fort Saint Anthony PT: Forte de Santo António 1515 Intact Axim: Ghana Portugal (1515–1642) Netherlands (1642–1872) Britain (1872–1957) EN: Fort ...
This stimulated the Portuguese to take over Mombasa a third time in 1589, and four years later they built Fort Jesus to administer the region. Between Lake Malawi and the Zambezi mouth, Kalonga Mzura made an alliance with the Portuguese in 1608 and fielded 4,000 warriors to help defeat their rival Zimba, who were led by chief Lundi.
The siege of Mombasa was an attack on the Portuguese city of Mombasa and Fort Jesus by the army of the Ya'rubid ruler of Oman, Saif I bin Sultan, from 13 March 1696 to 13 December 1698. Siege [ edit ]