Fort Emmanuel - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Fort Emmanuel - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was a bastion of the Portuguese and a symbol of the strategic alliance between the Maharaja of Kochi and the Kingdom of Portugal. Named after Manuel I of Portugal, it was the first Portuguese fort in Asia.Logan, William. Malabar. District Manual. Asian Educational Services, 1887. Read more on Wikipedia
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