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The Castle of Jagua (Spanish: Castillo de Jagua) is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Cienfuegos Bay (Spanish: Bahia de Cienfuegos), in the port of Jagua. It was originally named "Castillo (or Fortaleza) de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua" (Castle -or Fortress- of Our Lady of the Angels of ...
Tree-lined residential street in Cienfuegos in 2009. Near the entrance to Cienfuegos Bay is Castillo de Jagua (full name: Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Jagua), a fortress erected in 1745 for protection against Caribbean pirates. Cienfuegos, one of the chief seaports of Cuba, is a center of the sugar trade as well as coffee and ...
Castillo de Jagua in Cienfuegos, a typical example of military architecture from the Colonial period. The Colonial Period was characterised by volatility, meaning military architecture from this period is notable. Military architecture can be defined as the complex structures and Fortifications designed to protect a region during unwanted ...
Architectural model, on display at neighbouring fortress Castillo de Jagua (2016) Under the supervision of Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, the construction of the first reactor began in 1983 and the second in 1985.
1745 - Castillo de Jagua (fort) built. [1] 1819 April 22: Fernandina de Jagua founded by Luis de Clouet in Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Cuba. [1] [2] December: Population: 231. [2] 1825 - Town "destroyed by a hurricane and rebuilt". [1] 1829 - Town renamed "Villa de Cienfuegos." [2] 1831 - Town coat of arms designed. [2]
Jagua may refer to: Places. Castillo de Jagua, a fortress in Cienfuegos municipality, Cuba; Jagua (Cienfuegos), a village in Cienfuegos municipality, Cuba;
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Located on a peninsula between Cienfuegos Bay and the Caribbean Sea, Juraguá lies near the borders of Matanzas Province at the Zapata Swamp (Cienaga de Zapata).The settlement extends south of a road linking Abreus (24 km north), to the Jagua Fortress (Castillo de Jagua, 11 km east).