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The Fort of Santo Amaro was decommissioned in 1768 but by the end of the 18th century it again had a garrison, of six gunners with six cannon. Early in the 19th century it was manned by 20 soldiers who were military invalids. The fort was abandoned in 1833 during the
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1601:Categories
1527:(Terceira)
1519:(Terceira)
1511:(Terceira)
1503:(Terceira)
1487:(Terceira)
1479:(Terceira)
1471:(Terceira)
1455:(Terceira)
1447:(Terceira)
1436:Santa Cruz
1431:(Terceira)
1423:(Terceira)
1417:(Terceira)
1411:(Terceira)
1405:(Terceira)
1397:(Terceira)
1391:(Terceira)
1379:(Terceira)
1373:(Terceira)
1367:(Terceira)
1353:(Terceira)
1347:(Terceira)
1339:(Terceira)
1333:(Terceira)
1327:(Terceira)
1321:(Terceira)
1300:São Neutel
1179:São Filipe
1019:Portalegre
997:Dom Carlos
225:References
154:right bank
65:38°40′53″N
1580:(Madeira)
1577:São Tiago
1572:(Madeira)
1556:(Madeira)
1284:Vila Real
1057:São Roque
1027:Arronches
800:São Jorge
760:São Bruno
601:Vera Cruz
573:São Roque
469:Juromenha
182:Mannerist
139:Materials
118:Condition
68:9°18′53″W
1561:São José
1484:São João
1460:São Brás
1218:Viana do
990:Dom Luís
872:Lines of
500:São Luís
464:Estremoz
283:24 March
253:24 March
192:and the
121:Restored
37:Portugal
1544:Madeira
1439:(Faial)
1385:(Faial)
1361:(Faial)
1274:Valença
1220:Castelo
1116:Setúbal
639:Almeida
426:Coimbra
406:Castelo
221:sale.
176:History
164:in the
1535:(Pico)
1311:Azores
1255:Monção
690:Lisbon
649:Leiria
631:Guarda
408:Branco
339:Aveiro
198:Lisbon
162:Oeiras
142:Basalt
29:Oeiras
1068:Porto
1037:Elvas
969:Campo
456:Évora
386:Braga
158:Tagus
131:Built
491:Faro
366:Beja
285:2019
255:2019
148:The
93:Type
1603::
276:.
263:^
246:.
233:^
113:No
35:,
31:,
322:e
315:t
308:v
287:.
257:.
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