| Up on a hill at the east of the City of Havana, coming down the rim at the entrance of Havana Bay and some 300 meters from the Three Morro Kings Castle, lies the largest fortress in America: San Carlos de la Cabaña. Restablished the Hispanic dominance in Havana, one of the first dispositions o... More» |
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San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress
San Lazaro Turret
| This building stands out its circular plan and its small dimensions; it was a watchtower within the defensive system of the city. Located in the old San Lazaro inlet, place where pirate’s landings took place, today, it is a picturesque element in the urban landscape being inside the Antonio Maceo... More» |
Bacuranao Tower
| This is another fortification erected in the north part of Havana to extend the coastal defensive line. It was located at the mouth of the Bacuranao River, where the English disembark took place in 1762. This rough stone building had a watchtower with square story of five meters in its laterals ... More» |
La Chorrera Fortress
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Located at the mouth of the La Chorrera River, today Almendares river, located at the west part of Havana, it was part of the defensive system of the city. Its construction was ordered at the same time than that of the Cojimar, therefore, they have similar constructive characteristics. This is ... More» |
Cojimar Fortress
| This singular construction of keystones located at the mouth of the Cojimar river was created as an integral element of the defensive plan of Havana, with the function of protecting the east side of the bay against the disembarkation of corsairs and pirates through the flanks, looking out and link w... More» |
Morro Castle
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This castle is a maritime lighthouse and symbol of the city. It features a great strategic and military importance due to its location. The construction started at the same time than that of La Punta Castle and finished 30 days after the aforementioned. It was considered the main defense of the... More» |
San Salvador de La Punta Castle
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The construction of this fortress started at the same time that of the Morro Castle and they were the most important works of the defensive plan of Havana due to their strategic location in both sides of the entrance to the bay. A trapezoidal plan with strongholds in its four vertexes and organiz... More» |
Castle of the Royal Force
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This fortress was erected to replace the primitive fort built by the Governor of the Island Hernado de Soto by order of the queen of Spain, and that it was destroyed during the attack of the French corsair Jacques de Sores to Havana, in 1555. Jeronimo Bustamante de Harrera was in charge of the pla... More» |