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{{Infobox historic site<br />
| name = Cabo de Rama Fort<br />
| native_language = Praça do Cabo de Rama<br />
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| caption = View from Cabo de Rama fort<br />
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| location = [[Canacona taluka|Canacona]], [[Goa]]<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|15.08806 |73.91991|display=inline,title}}<br />
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'''Praça do Cabo de Rama''' is a medieval [[hillfort]] on the coast of [[Canacona taluka|Canacona]], [[Goa]].<br />
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==History==<br />
In the 1760s, the Portuguese gained control of Cabo de Rama after the Raja of Soonda surrendered his territory to them in return for protection against [[Hyder Ali]] of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]]. Prior to that, the fort had regularly switched hands between [[Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent|Hindu and Muslim]] monarchs. The present structure with its walls, [[moat]]s, [[Rampart (fortification)|rampart]]s [[Turret (architecture)|turret]]s, chapel and cannons are remnants of the Portuguese era. The Portuguese equipped it with 21 guns and installed military barracks, a commander's quarter and a chapel. <br />
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In 1799, the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] saw the defeat of the [[Tipu Sultan|King of Mysore]], thus bringing an end to the Portuguese's primary rival in the region. Over time, the purpose of the fort shifted from being a defensive structure, to a prison. This fort housed a government prison till 1955.<br />
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Today, this fort is in partial ruins, but is a popular tourist attraction of Goa.<br />
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Cabo_de_Ramo_1886.jpg|A view from 1886<br />
Cabo de Rama Entrance.jpg|Entrance of the Cabo de Rama Fort<br />
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Inside Cabo de Rama is the Capela de Santo António, a chapel which is still in use.<br />
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Cliffs drop steeply to the sea at the western side of the fort, which overlooks the entire length of [[Colva]] beach and the [[Canacona taluka|Canacona]] stretch.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.goavacationguide.com/cabo-fort.html<br />
* https://web.archive.org/web/20111028184819/http://www.about-goa-blog.net/2011/01/cabo-de-rama-fort-canacona-south-goa.html<br />
* Cabo de Rama [http://indiatourism.ws/goa/cabo_de_rama/ stunning pictures and spherical panoramas 360°]<br />
* Cabo de Rama Fort and beach [http://www.goaphotoblog.com/2015/05/cabo-de-rama-fort.html ]<br />
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[[Category:Forts in Goa]]</div>Bot