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252: 45: 264: 29: 240: 52: 220:, a group of less than 100 rebels attempted to move north through Baguia to reach the coast. The fort was manned by professional soldiers, who, with the aid of a machine gun and reinforcements from Baucau, repelled the attack with no casualties on either side. Use as an administrative centre continued during 227:
The fort was not upkept during the Indonesian period, and fell into ruin. In 2014, the national government announced plans to develop the fort as a heritage site. It was restored and converted into tourist accommodations, serving as an early example of a national government push to restore old
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The fort had three buildings: a guardhouse, an administration office, and a house for the administrator. For some time there were orange trees growing near the front of the fort, which were exclusively for the use of the Portuguese.
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in the south, and between the mountainous interior and coastal plains. It was considered in need of better law enforcement. The specific location of the fort was on land then owned by the Kekodae'e clan.
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Joanna Barrkman (2021). "Digital return of an ethnographic museum collection and value creation by an originating community in Baguia, Timor-Leste". In Howard Morphy; Robyn McKenzie (eds.).
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Following its construction, the fort served as a site of administration, with its towers being used as prisons. A weekly market took place outside. During the
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in the early 20th century. The fort was used as an administrative centre, prison, and residence during
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Return to Baguia: an ethnographic museum collection on the edge of living memory
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administrative and military buildings to support tourism.
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A fort was constructed in the strategically located
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Baguia Fort is located in East Timor
Baguia
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Coordinates
8°37′40″S 126°39′41″E / 8.62778°S 126.66139°E / -8.62778; 126.66139
Baguia
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Portuguese rule
Indonesian rule
Baguia
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of the same name
East Timorese rebellion of 1911–1912
Baucau
Viqueque
1959 Viqueque rebellion
Indonesian rule
The fort in 2014
A wall tower in 2014
The fort from above


Museums, Societies and the Creation of Value
doi
10.4324/9781003139324-14
ISBN
9781000515541

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