Castillo de San Damián - Ribadeo, Lugo, Galicia, España
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N 43° 32.786 W 007° 02.176
29T E 658636 N 4823371
Castillo Fortaleza BIC since 1994
Waymark Code: WM142AY
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 03/31/2021
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Bien: Castillo de San Damián
Comunidad Autónoma: C.A. Galicia
Provincia: Lugo
Municipio: Ribadeo
Categoría: Monumento
Código: (R.I.) - 51 - 0008929 - 00000
Registro: (R.I.) REGISTRO BIC INMUEBLES: Código definitivo
Fecha de Declaración: 17-10-1994
Fecha Boletín Declaración: 05-05-1949
"Located at the entrance of the Ría de Ribadeo, it is considered the best example of military architecture in the town hall. It was built at the beginning of the s. XVII by the Marquis of Cerralbo, in order to defend the town from the more than probable attacks by sea and rebuilt in the s. XVIII brought the attack of the English. Equipped with artillery, its care was entrusted to the soldiers and the neighbors who alternated to stand guard. Demolished for the last time in 1809, during the War of Independence, it was later handed over to the City Council, which carried out its restoration.
The hole and the outer wall with its bastion, the embrasures and the buttresses are preserved. Today it works as a temporary municipal exhibition hall and offers beautiful views over the estuary."
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