Castillo de Jagua

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Castillo de Jagua is a historic Spanish colonial fortress in Cienfuegos, Cuba, built in the 18th century to protect the bay from pirates and foreign invaders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial fortress ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial military architecture ⓘ
builtBy Spanish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Crown of Spain

Spanish colonial authorities in Cuba ⓘ
builtInCentury 18th century ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Cienfuegos Province ⓘ
Forts in Cuba ⓘ
Spanish colonial fortifications in the Caribbean ⓘ
constructionEnd 1745 ⓘ
constructionStart 1733 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
currentUse museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
garrisonedBy Spanish colonial troops ⓘ
hasFeature barracks ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
central courtyard ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
drawbridge ⓘ
moat ⓘ
powder magazine ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ
hasTourismActivity guided tours ⓘ
historical exhibitions ⓘ
hasViewOf Bay of Cienfuegos ⓘ
heritageStatus national monument of Cuba ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Bay of Cienfuegos ⓘ
Caribbean Sea region ⓘ
linked to: Caribbean Sea

Cienfuegos Province ⓘ
locatedInSettlement Jagua ⓘ
locatedNear city of Cienfuegos ⓘ
linked to: Cienfuegos
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Jagua area ⓘ
nearbyAttraction city of Cienfuegos historic center ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator Cuban heritage authorities ⓘ
purpose defense of Bay of Cienfuegos ⓘ
protection against foreign invaders ⓘ
protection against pirates ⓘ
region central southern coast of Cuba ⓘ
strategicRole guarding entrance to Bay of Cienfuegos ⓘ
part of coastal defense system of Cuba ⓘ
usedDuringConflict colonial-era Caribbean conflicts ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cienfuegos → hasLandmark → Castillo de Jagua ⓘ
Fernandina de Jagua → associatedWith → Fortress of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua ⓘ
linked to: Castillo de Jagua