St. Angelo's Fort was built in 1505 by Sir Francisco de Almeida, and is on the Arabian sea about 3 km from Kannur town. The fort changed hands several times. In 1663 the Dutch captured it and sold it to the Arakkal Royal Family in 1772. The British conquered it in 1790 and transformed it into one of their major military stations on the Malabar Coast. It is fairly well preserved as a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.
In 1790 the British seized it and transformed it into their chief military station in Malabar. St. Angelo fort is an important historical monument and turist centre at Kannur.
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