Africa · Angola

Fortaleza de São Miguel

bastioned fort · Tier B · provisional

São Miguel is a Portuguese fortress in Luanda whose origins are traced to the sixteenth century. Today it houses the Museum of the Armed Forces; the photographs here show its walls, entrance and museum setting.

Photographs & plans

Country

Angola

Coordinates

-8.80830, 13.22340

Reported date

1576

Condition

Unknown

Current use

Museum of the Armed Forces

Research confidence

provisional. Short introduction checked against HPIP and the linked source article; detailed chronology and geometry still need review.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortaleza_de_São_Miguel
• http://www.starforts.com/miguel.html
• https://hpip.org/en/heritage/details/55
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_of_S%C3%A3o_Miguel

This catalogue entry is a research record. Unknown fields are left unknown; a star-shaped outline alone does not establish date, origin, or function.