Portuguese Fort History

One of the attractions is the mainstay in Jepara Portuguese fort which is located in the Village District Banyumanis,  Keling or 45 km north of Jepara town, and to achieve it is asphalt roads and regular transport.

LOCATION
Viewed from the side of the fort was visible geographically very strategic for military purposes, especially the ability of ancient cannon shots limited 2 to 3 km course. The fort was built on a hill rock ATS on the seafront and right in front of him lay Mondoliko Island, so the practical strait in front of the castle was under the gun control that will affect Castle on cruise ships from Jepara to the eastern part of Indonesia or vice versa.

HISTORY
In 1619, the city Jayakarta / Sunda Kelapa entered the Dutch East India Company, and currently the Sunda Kelapa was renamed Batavia regarded as the beginning of the growing Imperialist colonization by the Dutch in Indonesia. Sultan Agung of Mataram king had sensed the danger of his situation falls into the hands of the city Jayakarta Netherlands. Sultan Agung to the army preparing to expel the Dutch.
King of Mataram determination was carried out respectively in the year 1628 and year 1629 that ended with the defeat on the part of Mataram. The event was made by Sultan Agung to think that the Dutch East India Company could only be defeated by land and sea attacks simultaneously, but Mataram not have a strong navy, and need the help of a third party who is also at odds with the VOC of the Portuguese.

Cooperation agreement between Mataram and the Portuguese to be held and the early stages of putting troops on the Portuguese fort built by Mataram in 1632. The fort is very effective to keep the shipping traffic into the city of Jepara who became the main Airport of Mataram for exports and imports.
Reality Mataram and Portuguese co-operation can not be realized for the purpose expelled the Dutch in Batavia, even in 1642 the Portuguese moved out of the fort because of Malacca as the main cities in Southeast Asia Portuguese precisely captured by the Dutch in 1641.