Fortress of São Miguel

Fortaleza de São Miguel or Saint Michael Fortress was a Portuguese fortress built in 1576 in the Ingombota District of Luanda, Angola. During Dutch rule in Angola between 1641 and 1648, the fort was known as Fort Aardenburgh.

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Location: -8.8079, 13.2232, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Filips van Zuylen's campaign agaisnt Luanda ⓘ
  1624 military campaign

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  Capture of Luanda ⓘ
  Dutch expansion into Africa

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  Recapture of Angola ⓘ
  Portuguese siege on Dutch-controlled Luanda

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  German campaign in Angola ⓘ
  1914 military conflict between Germany and Portugal in World War I

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  Battle of Quifangondo ⓘ
  1975 battle of the Angolan civil war

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  Fortress of São Francisco do Penedo ⓘ
  building in Angola

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  Fortress of São Miguel ⓘ
  fortress

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  Saint Peter of the Bar Fortress ⓘ
  building in Angola

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  Museum of the Armed Forces ⓘ
  military museum

1624-06-01T00:00:00Z

1624-12-01T00:00:00Z

1624 Filips van Zuylen's campaign agaisnt Luanda

1641-01-01T00:00:00Z

1641-01-01T00:00:00Z

1641 Capture of Luanda

1648-01-01T00:00:00Z

1648-01-01T00:00:00Z

1648 Recapture of Angola

1914-10-01T00:00:00Z

1915-07-09T00:00:00Z

1914 — 1915 German campaign in Angola

1975-11-10T00:00:00Z

1975-11-10T00:00:00Z

1975 Battle of Quifangondo

1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

1975 Museum of the Armed Forces

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Frameless

AspectoAereodaFortalezadeSMiguel

View of Agostinho Neto Mausoleum through gateway at Fortaleza de São Miguel

Luanda4

Rusting North American T-6G Texan of the Portuguese Airforce, abandoned in Luanda, Angola.

Luanda-SMiguelFort1

Luanda-SMiguelFort2

Luanda2

Fortaleza Luanda

Azulejo Luanda-Fort

Museu Nacional de Historia Militar

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1624	Filips van Zuylen's campaign agaisnt Luanda	Kingdom of Portugal, Dutch West India Company, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1641	Capture of Luanda	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Recapture of Angola	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	German campaign in Angola	German South-West Africa, Portuguese Angola, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1975	Battle of Quifangondo	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tentative World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fortress of São Francisco do Penedo	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortress of São Miguel	cultural heritage, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Saint Peter of the Bar Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Museum of the Armed Forces	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		AspectoAereodaFortalezadeSMiguel		Commons
commons	image		View of Agostinho Neto Mausoleum through gateway at Fortaleza de São Miguel		Commons
commons	image		Luanda4		Commons
commons	image		Rusting North American T-6G Texan of the Portuguese Airforce, abandoned in Luanda, Angola.		Commons
commons	image		Luanda-SMiguelFort1		Commons
commons	image		Luanda-SMiguelFort2		Commons
commons	image		Luanda2		Commons
commons	image		Fortaleza Luanda		Commons
commons	image		Azulejo Luanda-Fort		Commons
commons	image		Museu Nacional de Historia Militar		Commons