The Fortress of Immaculate Conception

In the small town of El Castillo, the famous Fortress of the Immaculate Conception, built in 1672, is majestically located. As a link of defensive structures located in the 18th century on the banks of the Central Strait, it protected the surrounding area from raging invaders and from raids by wild tribes.

The fortress was repeatedly besieged by British troops and their allies, and the heaviest attacks were carried out in 1762-1780. The reason for one of these attacks was the shots of young Rafaela Herrer towards British soldiers. Rafaela was the daughter of a late Spanish captain whose mission was to guard the area entrusted to him. But despite the fact that the fortress desperately held the defense, the British gained the upper hand in 1780.

Now the majestic Fortress allows foreign tourists and locals to see themselves. Often here you can see curious high school students and college students. And there's a lot to see here!

The convenient layout of the Fortress made it possible to use the internal premises for various purposes, for example, there were several barracks, a room where weapons were stored and repaired, prison cells, a chapel and much more. From the windows on one side you can observe a beautiful picturesque view of the river, and bypassing the building and looking at the landscape located behind the Fortress, you can see the lush thickets of green jungle.

Not far from the monumental building there is a small museum of the fascinating and bloody history of the Fortress, where some elements of the internal structure of the defensive building are stored.

The Fortress of the Immaculate Conception itself became a two-storey exhibition hall, allowing you to plunge into the atmosphere of desperate battles and bloody sieges of the 17-18 centuries.