Fort St. Anthony of Simbor
The Fort St. Anthony of Simbor, Forte de Santo António de Simbor in Portuguese, also referred as Fort of the Sea or Fort of Pani-Kota, is located on a small island in the bay of Simbor, about 25 km east of Diu in India.
It was subordinate to the Portuguese Diu District, defended the supply of the boats on that stretch of coast.
Geography
Diu is located at 20°45′47″N 71°09′06″E / 20.7631565°N 71.1516023°E
History
In the context of the independence of India the Fort has an invasion in 1954, when the occupation of the Portuguese enclaves Dadra and Nagar Haveli, but the Portuguese have expelled the invaders.
On the afternoon of December 19, 1961, after the act of surrender of Diu, on the morning of the day, the second officier in command of the Portuguese army group in Diu, followed the Indian troops that were occupying Indian Simbor. The army garrison of this small fort, twelve men, arrived at Diu on the morning of December 20.[1]
Characteristics
The Fort have a plan in the form of a square, with stone walls, inside the remains the ruins of a Chapel, originally under the invocation of St. Anthony.
See also
- Simbor
- Diu
- Portuguese Forts
- List of forts in India
References
- ↑ MORAIS, Carlos Alexandre.A queda da Índia Portuguesa: crónica da invasão e do cativeiro. Editorial Intervenção, 1980. p. 242.
Bibliography
- PEREIRA, A. B. de Bragança. Etnografia da Índia Portuguesa.