Torre Cabrera (other)
Torre Cabrera may refer to a pair of coastal towers in Sicily, Italy: * Torre Cabrera (Marina di Ragusa) * Torre Cabrera (Pozzallo) See also *Cabrera (other) Cabrera may refer to: Places Colombia * Cabrera, Cundinamarca * Cabrera, Santander Dominican Republic * Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez * Loma de Cabrera, Dajabón Mexico * Tlalixtac de Cabrera, Oaxaca Spain * Cabrera, Balearic Islands, ...

Torre Cabrera (Marina Di Ragusa)
The Torre Cabrera, also known as Torre Mazzarelli, Torre della Dogana or Torre di Gaddimeli, is a 16th-century tower in Marina di Ragusa, a ''frazione'' of Ragusa, Sicily. History In the 16th century, various Viceroys of Sicily began to build a series of coastal watchtowers around Sicily's coastline in order to protect the island from Ottoman or Barbary raids. In 1584, the Florentine architect Camillo Camilliani published a report called ''Descrittione delle marine di tutto il regno di Sicilia con le guardie necessarie da cavallo e da piedi che vi si tengono'' about the state of Sicily's coastline. In this report, he mentioned that at Marina there was a small ''tonnara'' with warehouses. He did not believe that constructing a tower in the area was necessary, since its shallow waters and swamp acted as natural barriers preventing corsairs from landing there. The tower was eventually built sometime between 1584 and 1596, at the expense of Don Ludovico or Luigi Enriquez-Cabrera, ...
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Torre Cabrera (Pozzallo)
The Torre Cabrera ( scn, Turri Cabrera) is a watchtower in Pozzallo, Sicily. It was originally built in the 15th century, and was enlarged and rebuilt in the following centuries. Today, it is in good condition and it is open to the public as a museum. History In the 15th century, the site of Pozzallo had natural springs known as "Pozzofeto" and "Senia", which were marked on nautical charts and were well known among sailors. When the Chiaramontes, Counts of Modica built a warehouse complex containing docks and ramps for the loading of goods on ships, it became necessary to construct fortifications in order to defend the area. In the early 15th century, King Alfonso V of Aragon authorized Count Giovanni Bernardo Cabrera to construct a tower which bore his name. The coat of arms of the House of Cabrera is sculpted inside the tower. The tower became an impressive structure and it had great military importance, since it was used to defend Pozzallo from attacks by pirates. The tower wa ...
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