San Felipe Castle
Fort in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the fort in Venezuela. For other similarly named fortifications, see Castillo de San Felipe.
San Felipe Castle is an eighteenth-century star fort protecting Puerto Cabello in Venezuela.[2] It was named in honour of Philip V, King of Spain at the time of its construction in the 1730s. It has an alternative name Castillo Libertador,[1] explained by its connection with Simón Bolívar, known as El Libertador (The Liberator) because of his role in Latin American independence.
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San Felipe Castle | |
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Part of defences of Puerto Cabello | |
Puerto Cabello, Carabobo | |
Type | Fortress |
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Open to the public | limited opening (is situated within a naval base)[1] |
Site history | |
Built | c. 1732 (1732) |
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