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title: São Sebastiao Fort, São Tomé
author: David Stanley
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14116/sao-sebastiao-fort-sao-tome/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# São Sebastiao Fort, São Tomé
_Authored by David Stanley_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14116.jpg)
## Image Caption
The 16th century São Sebastiao Fort, São Tomé, West [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/). The fort was built when the island was a Portuguese colony.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Stanley, D. (2021, May 27). São Sebastiao Fort, São Tomé. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Stanley, David. "São Sebastiao Fort, São Tomé." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 27, 2021. .
### MLA
Stanley, David. "São Sebastiao Fort, São Tomé." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 May 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/20026107129/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/20026107129/) by [**David Stanley**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/20026107129/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 27 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.