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Castillo San Cristóbal (other)
Castillo San Cristóbal may refer to: *Castillo San Cristóbal (San Juan), Puerto Rico *Castle of San Cristóbal (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Canary Islands, Spain *Fort San Cristóbal (Spain), Navarre See also *San Cristóbal (other) San Cristóbal, Spanish for Saint Christopher, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Cristóbal, Santa Fe * San Cristóbal, Buenos Aires, a neighborhood (''barrio'') Bolivia * San Cristóbal mine (Bolivia), a silver, zinc and lead mine C ... * San Cristóbal de La Paz, a former fortress in Chile {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castillo San Cristóbal (San Juan)
Castillo San Cristóbal () is a fortress in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico, known for being the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. Dating back to defense expansions following attacks by the English in 1598 and Dutch in 1625, it was first constructed in 1634 as the ''Caballero de San Miguel'' (Saint Michael Cavalier) and the ''Garita del Diablo'' ("devil’s sentry box"). Over the next 150 years, especially in the reign of King Charles III of Spain, it continued to be developed into a bastion fort with outer ravelins and batteries to reach its largest size in 1783. Rising 150 ft from the Atlantic shoreline, the three-level edifice stands on a hill at the northern coastline of San Juan Islet, guarding the land entry to Old San Juan. Alongside El Morro, La Fortaleza, and other forts part of the Walls of Old San Juan, it protected strategically and militarily important Puerto Rico, or ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Of San Cristóbal (Santa Cruz De Tenerife)
The Castle of San Cristóbal () in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) was the first fortification of significance on the island of Tenerife and the main defensive building on Santa Cruz Bay. The central Castle Street is named after this fort. Under the administration of Gov. Álvarez de Fonseca, construction began in 1575 but it was the January 20, 1577 when it entered service. The castle was demolished in 1928 to construct the Plaza de España, with the remains of the castle buried under it for centuries. On June 28, 2006, during the refurbishment of the Plaza of Spain, some remains were later found to belong to the castle. At that time precautionary and protective measures were taken in order to ensure the preservation of the find. There remain only a few walls of the original building on display in a tunnel under the Plaza de España. Today, the castle is a museum which houses the famous " Cañón Tigre" (''Tiger Cannon''), which shot a musketball to Rear-Admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort San Cristóbal (Spain)
Entrance to the fortification The Fort Alfonso XII or San Cristóbal is a fort located on the top of the mount San Cristóbal or Ezcaba (892,8 m above sea level), 4 km from Pamplona, Spain. It was erected following the 1872-1876 Carlist War to control a strategic point towering over Pamplona. It was later made into a makeshift prison during the 2nd Spanish Republic, bearing witness during Spanish Civil War to a halfhearted massive prison break by leftist prisoners that ended up with the death of hundreds. Construction after the 3rd Carlist War It was built after the Carlist War of 1872-1876 because Carlists succeeded to reach Pamplona -controlled by the liberal Government- with their artillery from this and other mountains surrounding Pamplona from the north. The advances in artillery during late 19th century forced the military authorities to build this kind of fortifications in order to control mountains and hills close to important towns. Another example of this is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Cristóbal (other)
San Cristóbal, Spanish for Saint Christopher, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Cristóbal, Santa Fe * San Cristóbal, Buenos Aires, a neighborhood (''barrio'') Bolivia * San Cristóbal mine (Bolivia), a silver, zinc and lead mine Chile * San Cristóbal Hill, a hill and public park in Santiago * San Cristóbal de La Paz, a former fortress Colombia * San Cristóbal, Bogotá * San Cristóbal, Bolívar Cuba *San Cristóbal, Cuba, in the province of Artemisa *Havana, founded as ''Villa de San Cristóbal de la Habana'' Dominican Republic *San Cristóbal Province *San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Ecuador * San Cristóbal Island, an island in the Galápagos * San Cristóbal Canton, surrounding the island El Salvador * San Cristóbal, Cuscatlán Guatemala * Ciudad San Cristóbal, a neighbourhood in the city of Mixco *San Cristóbal Acasaguastlán *San Cristóbal Cucho *San Cristóbal Totonicapán *San Cristóbal Verapaz Mexico * San Cristóbal de las C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
