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Military Architecture
Ibo and the Archipelago of the Quirimbas, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
Military Architecture
The three fortified structures of the town are worthy of note because they somehow mark its urban area: the Fortress Saint John the Baptist, built between 1789 and 1795, in the shape of a star inserted in a regular polygon, according to the scheme of the pentagonal fortress of Daniel Speckle (1536-1589), located northwest of the town and aimed at defence against attacks from the high sea; the Saint Joseph Small Fort, with its original construction dating from 1764, rebuilt several times, south of the town, for defence of the sheltered port; and the Stronghold of Saint Anthony built in 1819 with the inhabitants financial contribution, to the east, in the shape of a square, as a defence against raids from the interior of the island.