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Santa Bárbara Fortress
The Fortress of Santa Bárbara, also known as ''El Castillo'', is located in the city of Trujillo in the department of Colón, Honduras. The fortress is the oldest European building built for military purposes by Spanish settlers in american mainland. This fort is declared a National Historic Monument and Heritage of the Republic of Honduras, through Government Agreement No. 049, dated March 8, 1990, the building became the property and care of the IHAH (Honduran institute of History and anthropology) in 1997. History The Genoese navigator Christopher Columbus landed on August 14, 1502 on his fourth voyage and called the place Punta de Caxinas. Later, Don Hernán Cortés, when he visited the Honduran coasts, ordered the foundation of a base on that site to defend it, entrusting the task to Captain Cristóbal de Olid, who, apart from creating the barracks, renamed the place "''Villa del triunfo de la cruz''". In 1550, it is known that the Spanish built with indigenous labor a def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FORTALEZA SANTA BARBARA - Panoramio
Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese language, Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the twelfth richest city in the country in GDP. It also has the third richest metropolitan area in the North and Northeast regions. It is an important industrial and commercial center of Brazil, the nation's eighth largest municipality in purchasing power. According to the Ministry of Tourism (Brazil), Ministry of Tourism, the city reached the mark of second most desired destination of Brazil and fourth among Brazilian cities in tourists received. The BR-116, the most important highway of the country, starts in Fortaleza. The municipality is part of the Common Market of Mercosur Cities, and also the Brazilian state capital which is closest to Europe, from Lisbon, Portugal. To the north of the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
