Fort Kalamata is located on the island of Ternate in Indonesia's Maluku Islands and was built by the Portuguese to monopolize the clove trade in 1540.
Fort Kalamata is a coastal star fort that was built by the Portuguese on the island of Ternate in Indonesia's Maluku Islands. Kalamata Fortress was first built by the Portuguese (Francisco Serrao) in 1540 to support of Portuguese efforts to monopolise the lucrative clove trade and to entrench their dominance over other European powers. 
