Atlas Of Dutch Brazil

Porto do Capim, Joao Pessoa (PB), burried canon close to probable location of Forte de Varadouro, Photo O.F. Hefting 2006.JPG

Porto do Capim, Joao Pessoa (PB), burried canon in the street, close to problable location of Forte de Varadouro, Photo O.F. Hefting 2006.JPG

Porto do Capim, Joao Pessoa (PB), Excavation former church, close to location Forte Varadouro, Photo O.F. Hefting 2006.JPG

Porto do Capim, Joao Pessoa (PB), Front church with view towards location Forte Varadouro, with Guilherme d Avila Lins, Photo O.F. Hefting 2006.JPG

Porto do Capim, Joao Pessoa (PB), Probable location Forte de Varadouro with Prof. Dr. Guilherme d'Avila Lins, Photo P. Frikken 2006.JPG

Porto do Capim, Joao Pessoa (PB), Probable location Forte de Varadouro, Photo O.F. Hefting 2006.JPG

Porto do Capim, Joao Pessoa (PB), view from probable location Forte de Varadouro, Photo O.F. Hefting 2006.JPG

Porto do Capim, Joao Pessoa (PB), View over location Forte Varadouro, Photo O.F. Hefting 2006.JPG

Forte do Varadouro
Abstract
At the foot of a steep incline close to the town of Filipeia (today João Pessoa), the Portuguese built a small stone fort they called the fort at the Varadouro, named after the local bay. Near the fort there were some warehouses that the Portuguese burned when the Dutch arrived in 1634. In 1639 a sugar warehouse was erected, which was protected by the Dutch garrison, probably using the existing Portuguese fort.

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< 1634-1635 Spanish >
The Portuguese erect a stone fort (pedra e cal) at the foot of the hill of the settlement of Filipeia (Frederickstadt). This fort was situated at the Bay of Varadouro, a creek of the Paraiba river (Rio Sanhauá). The bay was used as harbour and the fort was probably constructed to defend the sugar warehouses in the vicinity.
< 1635-1639 Dutch >
After the conquest, the Dutch occupied the fort and used it to defend the harbour and protect the sugar warehouses of the town Frederickstadt, as is mentioned by Herckmans.
< 1639-1646 Dutch >
Van Dussen describes the fort as a stone redoubt or battery and mentions the presence in it of 4 or 5 canons, which are not mounted. A Dutch garrison was using the fort to protect the harbour and the sugar warehouses.
< 1646-1646 Dutch >
There are no references of Dutch occupation after 1646 when the Dutch evacuated ?Frederickstadt?.

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Modern name	Forte do Varadouro
Historical names	Forte do Reduto; Forte Varadouro; Fortim do Varadouro;
Category	Defence work;
Toponym	Baia de Varadouro (in João Pessoa)
Modern name location	Varadouro (in João Pessoa)
Historical names location	Filipéia; Frederica; Fredericia; Frederick Stadt; Frederickstadt; Fredericópole; Nossa Senhora das Neves; Philippeia; Varadouro;
Municipality	João Pessoa
State	Paraiba
Year of first construction	1634
Original function	Fortification
Relation to nearby objects	Forte do Varadouro was located at the bay of Varadouro, a creek of the Paraiba river, about 18 km from the estuary (of the Paraíba river). This bay was used as the harbour of the settlement Filipeia (Frederickstadt) and the fort was built to defend the port and the nearby sugar warehouses.
Inventory date	2006-11-14 00:00:00
Short description	The fort, known in some sources as a closed battery, was built of limestone and situated at the bay of Varadouro, to protect the neighbouring warehouses.
Possible arch. research	So far, the location of the stone fort has not been traced. Dr. Guilherme Gomes Silveira DAvila Lins has the most clearly reasoned arguments for the probable location of the Fort at the Varadouro. There are possibilities for future archaeological research by using geophysics and making a trial trench.
Keywords	Fort; Paraíba; Varadouro; João Pessoa; Bay; River; Filipeía;

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Sources

NA Nationaal Archief Den Haag; Oude West Indische Compagnie 1.05.01.01; 46; 01-07-1639 Herckmans (varadouro) »

NA Nationaal Archief Den Haag; OWIC 1.05.01.01; 53; f. 22, 14-01-1638 »

Literature

; 1993; Mapas: Imagem da Formação Brasileira; Rio de Janeiro; Fundação Emilio Odebrecht; ;

De Laet J.; 1636; História ou Annaes dos feitos da Companhia Privilegiada das Indias Occidentaes desde o seu começo até o fim do anno de 1636; Rio de Janeiro; Officinas Graphicas da Bibliotheca Nacional; pp. p. 220 (varadouro); vol. 38 »

Lins Guilherme Gomes da Silveira d? Avila; 2005; As fortificações antigas da Paraíba Século XVI; João Pessoa; ; ;

Menezes José Luís Mota / Rodrigues Rosa Maria do Rosário; 1989; Fortificações Portuguesas no Nordeste do Brasil. Séculos XVI, XVII e XVIII; Recife; Pool Editorial; ;

Oliveira Sobrinho R.; 2002; Anotações para a História de Paraíba; João Pessoa; Idéia; pp. p.181-182; Vol. vol. 38

Reis Filho Nestor Goulart; 2002; Imagens de Vilas e Cidades do Brasil Colonial; São Paulo; Edusp/Imprensa Oficial; ;

Tavares Marco Aurélio; 1983; Iconografia da Paraíba; Recife; Pool; ;

Articles

Herckmans Elias; 1879; 'Generale beschrijvinge van de Capitanie Paraíba'; in Bijdrage en mededelingen van het Historisch genootschap gevestigd te Utrecht; Vol. II; Utrecht; pp. 318-367

images

Capitania de Parayba; 17th century
Chart showing the mouth of the Paraiba; ca. 1644
Grontteyckeninge nae ‘t ooch gemaect; 1631
Kaart van de Kust van Brazillie, by Paraíba, het Kasteel aldaar; 17th century
Kaart van de Kust van Brazillie, by Paraíba, het Kasteel aldaar; 17th century
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Map of Paraiba and Rio Grande; 1647
Map of the mouth of the Paraiba River; 1647
Map of the mouth of the Paraiba River; ca. 1665
View of the mouth of the Paraiba River; ca. 1671
View of the mouth of the Paraiba River; 1647

Forte do Varadouro

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