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	<title>Forte São José</title>
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		<title>Nail from Christ&#8217;s crucifixion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the main faces of the Templars of today Christopher Macklin has no doubts the authenticity of the nail that is believed has been used during the crucifixion of Christ, discovered on the Isle of Pontinha, in a box along with three swords and three skeletons, one with the inscription of the Cross of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2010/04/23/nail-from-christs-crucifixion/</link>
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		<title>Short History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was on this atoll that the discoverers, in 1419, took refuge before stepping onto its neighboring island – the Island of Madeira. 
In 1903, the island was sold to citizen Great Britain, and Portugal lost his control and sovereignty over the island support in the Royal Charter.
In 1996, the Portuguese authorities showed their interest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2010/04/14/short-history/</link>
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		<title>Visit Our Fort &#8211; Principado Ilhéu da Pontinha</title>
		<description><![CDATA[VIEWPOINT and ANCIENT FORT of ST. JOSÉ
VISITORS WELCOME (at own risk)
Inside this natural rock formation are several rooms of the ancient Fort of St. Jose which helped guard Funchal Harbour for at least two centuries.
The fort was built on a small island, but much of it was destroyed in the 19th century when the harbour [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2010/04/14/visit-our-fort-principado-ilheu-da-pontinha/</link>
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		<title>Nail from Christ&#8217;s crucifixion found?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A nail dating from the time of Christ&#8217;s crucifixion has been found at a remote fort believed to have once been a stronghold of the Knights Templar.
The four-inch long nail is thought to be one of thousands used in crucifixions across the Roman empire.
Archaeologists believe it dates from either the first or second century AD.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2010/03/03/nail-from-christs-crucifixion-found/</link>
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		<title>Nail from the time of Christ&#8217;s crucifixion found in a dig</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A nail from the time of Christ&#8217;s crucifixion which was hidden by the same knights who featured in The Da Vinci Code has been found in a dig.
The four-inch Roman relic, stored in an ornate box, was uncovered by archaeologists working at a fort thought to have been a former Knights Templar stronghold.
It was buried [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2010/03/03/nail-from-the-time-of-christs-crucifixion-found-in-a-dig/</link>
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		<title>The most valuable of Madeira</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More than a month a group of Arabs visited the Forte São José.
They were excited about their story, told from the discovery of the visit of the island of Madeira.
Visiting the center of rock, Forte São José where they were served a port gold in ceramic bowls, excited by the heat of the nectar and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2009/07/11/the-most-valuable-of-madeira/</link>
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		<title>Passeio Selvagem de um país respeitado</title>
		<description><![CDATA[O Principado Ilhéu da Pontinha, o país mais pequeno do mundo consagrado segundo as exigências das Nações Unidas com as prerrogativas da Carta Regia passada pelo Rei de Portugal aquando da alienação do ilhéu da Pontinha vendido pelo Estado português e pago conforme documento do respectivo depósito no Banco de Portugal do mesmo ano, sustentado [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2009/05/27/passeio-selvagem-de-um-pais-respeitado/</link>
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		<title>Preface New Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was both a surprise and delight to be invited by Renato Barros to write this preface for his new book. As a long-stay visitor to Madeira I have learned much about the exciting progress here since 1420 and the excellent development in recent decades. Whilst Zarco and Vaz are rightly the pioneering heroes of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2009/04/03/preface-new-book/</link>
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		<title>DIA DOS NAMORADOS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AMOR É FOGO QUE ARDE SEM SE VER, escreveu Luiz de Camões e em realidade o amor é invisível, não é radiografável, não é palpável, mas sente-se, vibra, arde porque é ardente, aquece e por vezes queima.
O amor, esse sentimento que vem da mente, que é sobretudo espiritual, encarnado, atrai, apaixona, perdendo-se na noite dos [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2009/02/13/dia-dos-namorados/</link>
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		<title>Conversa entre ilhéus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Um dia tive o privilégio de escutar o diálogo entre dois ilhéus através de obsoleto e velho sistema de comunicações, deixado acidentalmente pelo exercito português, aquando da respectiva permanência, tendo aberto as portas ao mundo da ilha grande que fica em frente referidos dois ilhéus.

Nossa Senhora da Conceição para São José: Estás roto e esfarrapado [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fortesaojose.org/2008/12/08/conversa-entre-ilheus/</link>
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