The Castillo de Santa Catalina is a castle in Santa Cruz de La Palma. It was constructed after the city was attacked by French pirates in 1553. The current castle was constructed between 1685 and 1692. It is the only preserved Habsburg-era fortification in the Canary Islands.
About Castillo de Santa Catalina (La Palma) in brief
The Castillo de Santa Catalina is a castle in Santa Cruz de La Palma. It was constructed after the city was attacked by French pirates in 1553. The current castle was constructed between 1685 and 1692. It has been privately owned since 1949 and is open to the public. It is the only preserved Habsburg-era fortification in the Canary Islands.
In front of the castle is a sculpture of trade winds by Martín Chirino. Named ‘El Alisio’, it was installed in 1999, and restored in 2014–2016. The castle is of the style of 16th-century Italian military Renaissance. The entrance portal bears the coat of arms of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain.
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