Fort Jesus (Portuguese: Forte Jesus de Mombaça; Swahili: Boma la Yesu la Mombasa), is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain, who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa.
Fort Jesus (Portuguese: Forte Jesus de Mombaça; Swahili: Boma la Yesu la Mombasa), is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain, who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa.
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