Fort Jesus Museum

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Fort Jesus is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, 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 is the only fort maintained by the Portuguese on the Swahili coast and is recognised as a testament to the first successful attempt by a Western power to establish influence over the Indian Ocean trade.

1593 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Fort Jesus National Monument; Fort Jesus, Mombasa
historic landmark, fort, national park, 

  • part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@
  • Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page@
  • World Heritage Site page@
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Location: -4.0712, 39.6821, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of Mombasa ⓘ
    military confrontation that took place in 1505
  • Battle of Mombasa ⓘ
    1528 military confrontation
  • Battle of Mombasa ⓘ
    1589 battle
  • Siege of Mombasa ⓘ
    1698 siege
  • Fort Makupa ⓘ
  • Fort Jesus Museum ⓘ
    fort in Mombasa, Kenya
  • HMT Gulland ⓘ
    1943 Isles-class naval trawler
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1696 — 1698 Siege of Mombasa
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COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Kanonnen op het zestiende eeuwse Portugese Fort Jesus TMnr 20014449COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Kanonnen op het zestiende eeuwse Portugese Fort Jesus TMnr 20014449
Die Portugiesenzeit (Strandes) 321Die Portugiesenzeit (Strandes) 321
Fort JesusFort Jesus
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Vestingmuren aan de oostzijde van het zestiende eeuwse Portugese Fort Jesus TMnr 20014448COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Vestingmuren aan de oostzijde van het zestiende eeuwse Portugese Fort Jesus TMnr 20014448
Entrance to historical Fort JesusEntrance to historical Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus-Map-XVIIs1Fort Jesus-Map-XVIIs1
Fort Jesus Passage des archesFort Jesus Passage des arches
Fortaleza de mombacaFortaleza de mombaca
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1505Battle of Mombasabattle, Portuguese EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1528Battle of Mombasabattle, Portuguese EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1589Battle of MombasaOttoman Empire, Kingdom of Portugal, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1696Siege of Mombasasiege, Portuguese Empire, Omani Empire, Ajuuraan stateWikidata
    linkpagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@Wikidata
    linkpageSistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico page@Wikidata
    linkpageWorld Heritage Site page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraft1681Santo António de TannafrigateWikidata
    organisationmilitary branch2018Kenya Coast Guard Servicelaw enforcement agency, coast guard, sea rescue organizationWikidata
    sitefortFort MakupafortWikidata
    sitefort1593Fort Jesus Museumhistoric landmark, fort, national parkWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMT Gullandnaval trawler, shipwreck, Isles-class naval trawlerWikidata
    commonsimageFort Jesus-Map-XVIIs Commons
    commonsimageGun from HMS Pegasus Commons
    commonsimageCOLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Kanonnen op het zestiende eeuwse Portugese Fort Jesus TMnr 20014449 Commons
    commonsimageDie Portugiesenzeit (Strandes) 321 Commons
    commonsimageFort Jesus Commons
    commonsimageCOLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Vestingmuren aan de oostzijde van het zestiende eeuwse Portugese Fort Jesus TMnr 20014448 Commons
    commonsimageEntrance to historical Fort Jesus Commons
    commonsimageFort Jesus-Map-XVIIs1 Commons
    commonsimageFort Jesus Passage des arches Commons
    commonsimageFortaleza de mombaca Commons
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