Dear Mervyn, I think both JoeGoaUK and you are right! There were forts in Tivim AND in Colvale. Let me explain.
Tivim fort was built in 1635 by Viceroy Miguel de Noronha, Count of Linhares. It was the largest fort built in Goa. But the Viceroy became more famous for building the (then) longest causeway/bridge in Asia ... later christened the "Ponte de Linhares" (now "Patto"), linking Ribandar and Panjim. He also built the St. Lawrence church atop the Aguada Plateau in Sinquerim, completed the Se Cathedral and built the Hospital of Piety, both in the capital city (Old Goa). Two fortresses to the west of -- and auxiliary to -- the Tivim Fort, were built in 1681 by Viceroy Francisco de Tavora, Count of Alvor, as a near contiguous bulwark against the Marathas under Sambhaji (who anyway attacked two years later, from three directions, with near disastrous results for the Portuguese -- it was a Goan woman in the Moghul court who saved the day but everyone thought it was the intercession of St. Francis Xavier that helped), but I digress. Conde de Alvor also built the fort at Anjediva, reinforced the one at Rachol, and for long chased his pet project to shift the capital city from Ella (Old Goa) to Mormugao. Hope that helps. Colvale has an important place in Goa's Portuguese-era history, as does Cuncolim in the south -- both bore the brunt of initial attack by Bijapuris and later the Marathas. Regards, v On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]> wrote: > JoeGoaUk wrote: > > Tivim fort > Video 19.10.12 > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW1qKzpTONo > > More pics here > http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2012/10/tivim-fort-goa.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Joe, > Thanks for these pictures. > I am from Colvale. > I was always told that this was the Colvale Fort. > > I have even been in a dug out canoe from the "Tar" in Colvale, up the > creek, to the ruins of this fort which lies half way to Tivim. Is there > anyone here who can shed some light on this? > > > Mervyn >
