fortress of Real Felipe

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The fortress of Real Felipe is a massive 18th-century Spanish colonial stronghold in Callao, Peru, built to defend the main port of Lima from pirates and foreign invaders.

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fortress of Real Felipe canonical 1

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

Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
builtInCentury 18th century ⓘ
category Forts in Peru ⓘ
Spanish colonial architecture in Peru ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Callao ⓘ
constructionEnd 1774 ⓘ
constructionStart 1747 ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
currentUse military facility ⓘ
museum ⓘ
garrisonedBy Peruvian troops ⓘ
Spanish troops ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
gatehouses ⓘ
moats ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ
hasFunction coastal defense ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ
heritageStatus historical monument of Peru ⓘ
locatedIn Callao ⓘ
Constitutional Province of Callao ⓘ
locatedNear Lima ⓘ
Port of Callao ⓘ
materialUsed masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter King Philip V of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Philip V of Spain
operator Peruvian Army ⓘ
Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ
partOf defensive system of Callao ⓘ
purpose defense of the main port of Lima ⓘ
protection against foreign invaders ⓘ
protection against pirates ⓘ
significance one of the largest colonial fortresses in South America ⓘ
symbol of Spanish royal power in colonial Peru ⓘ
strategicLocation entrance to the port of Callao ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedDuring Peruvian War of Independence ⓘ
War of the Pacific ⓘ
colonial period of Peru ⓘ

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Siege of Callao → target → fortress of Real Felipe ⓘ