Cannanore
| Cannanore | |
|---|---|
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Altitude: | |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kannur |
| State/Province: | Kerala |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
Cannanore is on the Malabar (west) coast, north of Tellicherry and south of Mangalore. It was the British military headquarters on the west coast until 1887.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kannur
Variants: Cannanore
History
Cannanore was an early Portuguese settlement, Vasco de Gama landing there in 1498 on his way home from Calicut and a factory and colony following soon afterwards. In 1505, Francisco de Almeida (the first Portuguese Viceroy of India) founded St Angelo's Fort. In the 1660s the Dutch took control of Cannanore, but they relinquished power in the 1770s. In the following decade the British invaded the town when the Bibi captured 250 soldiers en route to the fight against Tipu Sultan. As the west coast headquarters Cannanore was a flourishing trade centre, third only on the west coast to Bombay and Karachi, but when the HQ moved to the Nilgiris in 1887, its significance and prosperity waned.
Military
Battle of Cannanore 1783
St Angelo's Fort
Built by the Portuguese in 1505, it was captured by the Dutch in 1663 and held until 1771 when it was sold to the Ali Raja. The British seized it in 1790 and the fort subsequently became a central part of British military operations on the Malabar coast.
The fort is in the cantonment area of Cannanore.
Churches and missions
- Basel German Mission
External links
Wikipedia