Bosco, definitely Chapora fort for the following reasons looking at the photograph where it is mentioned 'Portuguese built'.
It is one of only three Portuguese built forts. The other two being Aguada on the Mandovi at Panjim and the Corjuem fort in Aldona. Corjuem is small and Aguada does not have the massive ramparts as in the pic. All other forts were captured from the Mahrattas, the Bonsales or Akbar's armies, not built by the Portuguese themselves. Chapora is a big fort on a steep promontory on the widest mouth of the Chapora river touching the Arabian sea. It's ramparts abut the water with the main gate no more than 100m from the land's end. It's decrepit state would reflect the 1927 pic. Goa has the following forts only: Aguada on the mouth of the Mandovi. Alorna in Pernem at the eastern end of the Chapora river. Cabo de Rama in Canacona. Chapora near Vagator beach. Corjuem in Aldona. Nanus at Satari near Valpoi. Reis Magos at the northern bank of the Mandovi. Tiracol at the estuary of the Tiracol river, the northernmost fort. Any other guesses for the fort in the Herald Tribune picture. Bosco, a Christmas rum-laced egg nog if mine is the correct answer. Roland Toronto. Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. -----Original Message----- From: Bosco D <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected]: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:45:13 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected], "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Which fort is featured in this photo?? Which fort in Goa is featured in the photo at this link?? http://nyti.ms/sW7D0H Thank you - B Goa Uses Anniversary to Reimagine Itself By NARESH FERNANDES Five decades ago on Sunday, India’s armed forces marched into Goa to dislodge the Portuguese from the tiny, palm-fringed colony the European power had continued to hold on to 14 years after much of the rest of the subcontinent had been freed from British rule. Starting this week, India’s smallest state will mark 50 years of democracy with a series of public concerts, a photo exhibition about its independence struggle, the laying of a foundation stone for a memorial to the 22 Indian soldiers who died in the 36-hour operation and the inauguration of a restored 16th-century fort. http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/goa-uses-anniversary-to-reimagine-itself/?scp=2&sq=Naresh%20Fernandes&st=cse --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
