Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.682479532539, -9.34403284015634 Built in 1645, this fort sought to overcome the defense difficulties on the western side of Carcavelos Beach, crossing fire with the Fort of S. Julião da Barra.In 1762, its strategic importance was recognized, when it was equipped with more artillery and reconfigured. With the Napoleonic wars, namely the invasion of 1810, led by Massena, the English army, occupying Portugal, commanded by Wellesley, built the Lines Defenses of the ...