Fort of Leça de Palmeira
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The Fort of Leça da Palmeira, also known as Castle of Matosinhos or Fort of Our Lady of the Snows is a coastal fortification located in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos in the Greater Porto region of Portugal. Built between 1652 and 1720 to replace an earlier fortification, it formed part of the defensive system at the mouth of the Douro River. Since the 1844, the fort has served administrative and maritime functions and it now hosts Captaincy of the Port of Leixões and the local maritime police command.
1638
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Portugal, Portugal,
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- Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest page@
Location: 41.1876, -8.7023, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Presúria de Vímara Peres ⓘ
military campaign -

Battle of Pedroso ⓘ
1071 battle fought between Galicia and Portugal -

Capture of Porto ⓘ
1580 battle -

First Battle of Porto ⓘ
1809 battle during the Peninsular War -

Battle of Grijó ⓘ
1809 battle during the Peninsular War -

Second Battle of Porto ⓘ
1809 battle during the Peninsular War -

Siege of Porto ⓘ
1832 siege -

Battle of Ponte Ferreira ⓘ
1832 battle -

Monarchy of the North ⓘ
monarchist state in northern Portugal (January-February 1919) -

Seismic Station in Serra do Pilar ⓘ
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Espaldão Militar ⓘ
building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal -

Fort of São Francisco do Queijo ⓘ
fort -

Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição ⓘ
building in Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal -

Forte de Nossa Senhora da Assunção ⓘ
building in Vila do Conde, Porto District, Portugal -

Forte de São João Baptista da Foz ⓘ
building in Porto, Porto District, Portugal -

Fort of Leça de Palmeira ⓘ
building in Leça da Palmeira, Porto District, Portugal -

Museu Militar do Porto ⓘ
military museum in Porto, Portugal
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 868 | Presúria de Vímara Peres | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1071 | Battle of Pedroso | Kingdom of Galicia, County of Portugal, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1580 | Capture of Porto | Kingdom of Portugal, Hispanic Monarchy, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1809 | First Battle of Porto | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1809 | Battle of Grijó | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1809 | Second Battle of Porto | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1832 | Siege of Porto | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1832 | Battle of Ponte Ferreira | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1919 | Monarchy of the North | rebellion | Wikidata |
| link | page | Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Ulysses database page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | U-1277 | U-boat | Wikidata | |
| organisation | factory | Estaleiros do Ouro - Calafates | cultural heritage, shipyard | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Seismic Station in Serra do Pilar | seismological station, cultural heritage, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Espaldão Militar | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort of São Francisco do Queijo | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição | cultural heritage, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Forte de Nossa Senhora da Assunção | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Forte de São João Baptista da Foz | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1638 | Fort of Leça de Palmeira | fort, cultural heritage | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1977 | Museu Militar do Porto | military museum, mansion, cultural heritage | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Forte Leca Palmeira (Matosinhos) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Forte - Leça da Palmeira, Portugal | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves - Leça da Palmeira - Portugal (17280260262) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves - Leça da Palmeira - Portugal (30640519781) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves - Leça da Palmeira - Portugal (18536558365) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves - Leça da Palmeira - Portugal (19654686112) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves - Leça da Palmeira - Portugal (19888932013) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Aerial photographs of Forte de Leça da Palmeira (1) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Aerial photographs of Forte de Leça da Palmeira (2) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Forte de Leça da Palmeira (1) | Commons | ||









