Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro

Morro Castle, named after the 3 biblical Magi, is a fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Havana, Cuba. The design turned into drawn up by means of the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli; initially beneath the manipulate of Spain, the fortress became captured by the British in 1762, and become returned to the Spanish below treaty terms a yr later. The Morro fortress in Havana stocks its call with systems in Santiago de Cuba and the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In this situation, the Spanish "morro" manner a rock which is very seen from the ocean and consequently serves as a navigational landmark. Perched at the promontory on the opposite facet of the harbor from Old Havana, it can be viewed from miles around as it dominates the port front. Built to begin with in 1589 in response to raids on Havana harbor, el Morro included the mouth of the harbor with a series being strung out across the water to the castle at La Punta.