Location Algeciras, Spain Type Non-movable Province Province of Cádiz | Built 1730s Criteria Monument | |
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Address 11207 Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSunday(Father's Day)Open 24 hoursHours might differMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hours Similar Playa de Getares, Playa de El Rinconcillo, Punta Carnero Lighthouse, Parque del Centenario, Plaza Alta | ||
El fuerte de san garc a
Fuerte de San García was a fort in Algeciras, Spain, It was built in the 1730s and destroyed in 1811 to deny it to the French. Today all that remains are the foundation and base ruins, in the Parque del Centenario, but it is a registered Bien de Interés Cultural landmark
The Spanish fortifications around Gibraltar were destroyed in 1810 to deny their use by Napoleon's forces. the fortifications around the bay were removed by Portuguese sailors and this was only shortly before the French cavalry arrived in nearby San Roque. The main Spanish lines were destroyed by Colonel Sir Charles Holloway on 14 February 1810. Following the main explosion other towers were destroyed and volunteers took away the rubble.
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