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Saint Anton Castle (22)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 262 W: 51 N: 303]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (1228) | This 16th century castle is located in a small coastal village called Sta. Cruz, in the Council of Oleiros (County of Corunha), and is a fortress restored and rebuilt over the centuries. It is located on a small island and is artificially connected to the mainland (see WS).
At the end of the Middle Age, a chapel devoted to Saint Anton was built on a small islet in the bay of Corunha as a place to shelter the sick navigators of the gangrenous evil "Fire of San Anton". This islet was later used as a lazaretto, a place to confine travellers suspicious of suffering leprosy.
The present castle dates back to 1587. During the English assault by Francis Drake, in 1589, the castle -that was still under construction- effectively defended the walls of the city with its artillery.
After the attack of 1639, in which the French squadron besieged the city, the bay of Corunha remained protected by the cross fire between the castles of Saint Anton and Saint Diego (no longer in existence).
In the 1960s, the Ministry of Defence relinquished it to the city, after a long time of it being a military prison.
Since 1964, the Archaeological Museum is housed here.
In the spring and summer time this is one of the crowded beaches, next to the city of Corunha, where to spend a very nice day. Fantastic sand, shallow waters, good restaurants, cafeterias, pubs, etc…. |
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