Localizada no norte da Ilha
de Santa Catarina, entre a Praia do Forte e a Praia de Jurerê, junto à
Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa, em Florianópolis, no litoral do Estado
de Santa Catarina. Foi erguida a partir
de 1765, no governo do Capitão Francisco de Souza de Menezes (1765-1775), em
complemento à defesa do flanco leste da Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa,
da qual dista cerca de 200 metros, tendo então a função de guarnecer os
eventuais assédios provenientes das atuais praias de Jurerê e Canasvieiras. Seu
posicionamento buscava também impedir o acesso ao alto do morro da Ponta
Grossa, um padrasto de onde se poderia atacar a Fortaleza de São José,
eliminando assim um ponto vulnerável daquela fortaleza.
Located in northern Santa Catarina Island, between Praia do Forte and Jurerê Beach, close to Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa, in Florianopolis, on the coast of the State of Santa Catarina. It was built from 1765, the government of Captain Francisco de Souza de Menezes (1765-1775), in addition to defending the eastern flank of the Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa, which is located around 200 meters, then having the function to garnish any harassment from the current beaches of Jurerê and Canasvieiras.
Located in northern Santa Catarina Island, between Praia do Forte and Jurerê Beach, close to Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa, in Florianopolis, on the coast of the State of Santa Catarina. It was built from 1765, the government of Captain Francisco de Souza de Menezes (1765-1775), in addition to defending the eastern flank of the Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa, which is located around 200 meters, then having the function to garnish any harassment from the current beaches of Jurerê and Canasvieiras.
Its positioning also sought
to prevent access to the top of the hill of Ponta Grossa, a stepfather from
where you could attack the Fortress of San Jose, eliminating a vulnerability
that fortress. .
