Três Paus redoubt
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The Três Paus redoubt (Portuguese: Reduto dos Três Paus) is a redoubt fortification situated on the peninsula of Monte Brasil, in the civil parish of Sé, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Part of the fortified defenses of the Fortress of São João Baptista, it was also known as the Fort/Redoubt of Benedict the Moor (Portuguese: Forte/Reduto de São Benedito do Monte Brasil).
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Três Paus redoubt | |
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Reduto dos Três Paus | |
Terceira, Central, name=Azores in Portugal | |
Location of the fortification within the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, island of Terceira | |
Coordinates | 38°38′48″N 27°13′07″W |
Type | Fort |
Site information | |
Operator | Portuguese Army |
Open to the public | Private |
Site history | |
Built | 1543 |
Materials | Basalt, Tuff |
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