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The fort is in the Cannanore Cantonment area. It is fairly well preserved as a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India. St Angelo's fort is a most important historical monument and a popular tourist attraction. Six Tourism Policeman are posted here for protection duty.
The siege of Cannanore was a four-month siege, from 27 April 1507 to 27 August 1507, when troops of the local ruler (the Kōlattiri Raja of Cannanore), supported by the Zamorin of Calicut besieged the Portuguese garrison at St. Angelo Fort in Cannanore, in what is now the Indian state of Kerala.
St. Angelo Fort was built in 1505 by Dom Francisco de Almeida, the first Portuguese Viceroy of India. It is situated by the Laccadive Sea about 3 km from Kannur town. In 1507, the fort was besieged by the local ruler; the Portuguese rule over Cananor (as they spelt it) would last 158 years and then replaced by the Dutch. The ownership of the ...
Kannur (Malayalam: [kɐɳːuːr] ⓘ), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India.It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated 274 kilometres (170 mi) north of the major port city and commercial hub Kochi and 137 kilometres (85 mi) south of the major port city and a commercial hub, Mangalore.
St. Angelo Fort. St. Angelo Fort, built in 1505 by Sir Francisco de Almeida, the first Portuguese Viceroy of India, is situated near the coast and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Kannur town. This fort witnessed several wars for its control until the British flag finally flew over it in 1790.
Fort Concho is hosting a free archaeology fair this Saturday with face painting, digging and more. Archaeology fair happening this weekend at San Angelo's Fort Concho Skip to main content
As of 2011 India census, [3] Kannur Cantonment had a population of 4,798. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. Kannur Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 89%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 84%.
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