Fortress
Fortress of the Immaculate Conception
🇳🇮 Nicaragua · 17th century
The Fortress of the Immaculate Conception, (Spanish: El Castillo de la Inmaculada Concepción) is a fortification located on the southern bank of the San Juan River (Río San Juan), in the village of El Castillo in southern Nicaragua. The fortress is situated approximately 6 kilometers from the border with Costa Rica, at the Raudal del Diablo rapids of the San Juan River. It was completed in 1675 as part of a series of fortifications along the San Juan River, to defend against pirate attacks upon the city of Granada (which can be reached by navigating upstream from the Caribbean Sea along the San Juan River into Lake Nicaragua). The settlement of El Castillo and its fortress continued to be strategically important to the Captaincy General of Guatemala until the late 18th century.
An important historic landmark of Nicaragua, the fortress is on a list of sites as an initial stage in achieving World Heritage Site status with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Fortress of the Immaculate Conception ranks #3,318 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking. Founded 1673, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Nicaragua compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fortress of the Immaculate Conception?
Fortress of the Immaculate Conception stands in Nicaragua, at 11.01923°, -84.39672°.
When was Fortress of the Immaculate Conception built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1673. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fortress of the Immaculate Conception?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,318 of 7,738 worldwide. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
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