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Santa MarĂa De La Cabeza Castle
Santa MarĂa de la Cabeza castle is a colonial castle built in the seventeenth century by the Spanish monarchy in the center of the city of CumanĂ¡, Venezuela. It was built as a replacement for the San Antonio de la Eminencia castle. Its construction was ordered by Sancho Fernando de Angulo y Sandoval, governor of the Province of CumanĂ¡. The building was designed using the star fort, trace italienne style popular during the seventeenth century, with a Proportion (architecture), proportional geometric floor design. Bastions were used as the main defensive elements. The castle housed a garrison of 250 soldiers, and was the seat of government for the Province of CumanĂ¡. Construction began in 1668 when Angulo y Sandoval's predecessor, Juan de Urtarte, wrote a memorandum to the King of Spain stating that the San Antonio de la Eminencia castle was unfit for defense. Several years later (and without proper authorization), Angulo y Sandoval began construction of a fortress that would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CumanĂ¡
CumanĂ¡ () is the capital city of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located east of Caracas. CumanĂ¡ was one of the first cities founded by Spain in the mainland Americas and is the oldest continuously-inhabited Hispanic-established city in South America. Its early history includes several successful counters by the indigenous people of the area who were attempting to prevent Spanish incursion into their land, resulting in the city being refounded several times. The municipality of Sucre, which includes the capital city, CumanĂ¡, had a population of 358,919 at the 2011 Census; the latest estimate (as at mid 2016) is 423,546. The city is located at the mouth of the Manzanares River on the Caribbean coast, in the northeast of Venezuela. It is home to first and most important of the five campuses of the Universidad de Oriente, and is a busy maritime port, home of one of the largest tuna fleets in Venezuela. The city is close to Mochima National Park, whose beaches are a popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
