Castillo de San Buenaventura

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Castillo de San Buenaventura is a historic coastal fortress in Caleta de Fuste on Fuerteventura, built in the 18th century to defend the harbor from pirate attacks.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortification ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle military architecture ⓘ
builtFor defense of Caleta de Fuste harbor ⓘ
defense of local population ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Fuerteventura ⓘ
Castles in the Canary Islands ⓘ
Forts in Spain ⓘ
constructionEndCentury 18th century ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 18th century ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
currentUse cultural landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
era Spanish colonial period ⓘ
feature battlements ⓘ
elevated entrance ⓘ
gun emplacements ⓘ
small interior courtyard ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
hasAccess pedestrian path from Caleta de Fuste ⓘ
hasFunction coastal surveillance ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ
protection against pirate attacks ⓘ
hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
heritageStatus historic building ⓘ
locatedIn Caleta de Fuste ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
island of Fuerteventura ⓘ
linked to: Fuerteventura

municipality of Antigua ⓘ
linked to: island of Antigua

province of Las Palmas ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean coast ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic coast
materialUsed masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
near Caleta de Fuste beach ⓘ
Caleta de Fuste marina ⓘ
linked to: Caleta de Fuste
overlooks Caleta de Fuste bay ⓘ
Caleta de Fuste harbor ⓘ
linked to: Caleta de Fuste
partOf defensive system of Fuerteventura ⓘ
region Macaronesia ⓘ
shape circular plan ⓘ
significance example of 18th-century coastal defense in the Canary Islands ⓘ
tourismRegion Fuerteventura ⓘ
usedFor coastal defense ⓘ
military purposes ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Caleta de Fuste → hasLandmark → Castillo de San Buenaventura ⓘ
El Castillo (Fuerteventura) → hasNearbyAttraction → Castillo de San Buenaventura (tower) ⓘ
subject linked to: El Castillo
linked to: Castillo de San Buenaventura