Castle
Castle of San Luis de Bocachica
🇨🇴 Colombia · 17th century
The Castle of San Luis de Bocachica, also called Fort St. Louis, was a military fortress that defended Cartagena, Colombia. The Spanish built it in the 17th century. After it suffered war damage in the 18th century, they erected a new coastal fortification, the Castle of San Fernando on the same site.
The site on the Island of Tierra Bomba controlled deep-water access to Cartagena's harbour by the channel of Bocachica (or "small entrance" as opposed to Bocagrande, the "big entrance").
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Castle of San Luis de Bocachica ranks #5,847 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 5 mapped in Colombia. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Colombia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of San Luis de Bocachica?
Castle of San Luis de Bocachica stands in Colombia, at 10.31931°, -75.5812°.
When was Castle of San Luis de Bocachica built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1650. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of San Luis de Bocachica?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,847 of 8,134 worldwide, and #4 in Colombia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of San Luis de Bocachica?
Palace of the Inquisition (Cartagena), about 12 km away.
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