Fort Santa Cruz do Paraguaçu

Fort Santa Cruz do Paraguaçu
Forte de Santa Cruz do Paraguaçu
Maragogipe, Bahia in Brazil
Site information
TypeFort
ConditionRuined
Location
Fort Santa Cruz
Coordinates12°47′55″S 38°51′41″W / 12.7986°S 38.8613°W / -12.7986; -38.8613
Site history
Built1659 (1659)
EventsDutch-Portuguese War
Brazilian War of Independence

Fort Santa Cruz do Paraguaçu is located on the right bank of the mouth of the Paraguaçu River, in the current city of Maragojipe, state of Bahia, dominating the access to the Recôncavo Baiano.