Article Nº 1516 Fortress or defensive work Machico Vol. II · p. 92
Caniçal (fort)
Original title: Forte do Caniçal
A fort over the Caniçal cove built in the early 18th century after a pirate landing there.
Built in the 1st quarter of the 18th century, after a pirate landing at that settlement. In 1758 the captain of this fort was João de Morais Perestrelo. It stood above the cove.
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