The Fort of San Sebastián del Pastelillo in Cartagena de Indias, is located in the manga neighborhood of the heroic city; and is part of the set of Fortifications of Cartagena.
History of Fort San Sebastián del Pastelillo
The Fort was ordered to be built by order of the Viceroy Sebastian of Eslava, the military engineer Juan Bautista Mac-Evan He plans and begins construction in 1741; concluding it in 1744, the Eng. Carlos Desnaux.
It takes its name from the Guipuzcoan capital on whose fortifications Mac-Evan worked before coming to Cartagena de Indias, and because it is a “pastel” work, that is, an exterior work dominated by the fires of the square; The fort is made up of an irregular plan adapted to the terrain surrounded by a loophole wall, it has a guardhouse, cistern, Casa del Castellano, warehouse and dock; In 1972 it was restored by the architect Juan Manuel Zapatero.
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To this day the Restaurant of the San Sebastián operates in the Fort of San Sebastián. fishing club (private property), but even so, the historical and most important parts of the fortification are public access.
The fort still has those old battle cannons that seemed like they were going to fire those large cannonballs into the distance, in the same way it has an enviable view of the Cartagena sea adorned with boats, yachts, boats, sailboats, boats and military vessels that pass by. by the sea of Cartagena; especially in this area, due to the Fishing Club Marina.
Where is the Fort of San Sebastián located?
The Fort is located on Avenida Miramar on the island of Manga in Cartagena.
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