Castle of the Three Kings or Morro Cabaña as it is known by the locals, is a military fortress built by Spain at the entrance of the Bay of Havana, during the colonial era, with the aim of defending the city against pirate attacks. But I don't want to focus on history because that's what books are for, I want to talk to you about what few people know. The fortress is known for its mythical cannon shot at 9:00 pm, which marked the closure of the doors of the walls of the current historic center, or for hosting the international book fair during the month of February. But only some know that its interior houses impressive structures, such as a chapel in which the Three Wise Men of the Catholic religion were venerated, which gave its name to the fortress
Castillo de los tres Reyes o Morro Cabaña como es conocido por los lugareños, es una fortaleza militar construida por España en la entrada de la Bahia de La Habana, durante la época de la colonia, con el objetivo de defender la ciudad ante ataques piratas. Pero no quiero centrarme en la historia porque para eso están los libros, quiero hablarles de lo que pocos conocen. La fortaleza es conocida por su mítico cañonazo de las 9:00 pm, el cual marcaba el cierre las puertas de las murallas del actual casco histórico, o por albergar durante el mes de febrero la feria internacional del libro. Pero solo algunos saben que su interior alberga estructuras impresionantes, como una capilla en la cual se veneraban los Tres Reyes Magos de la religión católica, lo cual le dio su nombre a la fortaleza.
Inside we can find several parks and interior gardens, such as the square of the cannon shot ceremony, where this event takes place, from this square through one of its corridors we have access to an interior garden which through a tunnel, which was used for emergency escapes in the 18th century, we find the exterior garden of the fortress, at its north entrance..
En su interior podemos encontrar varios parques y jardines interiores, como la plaza de la ceremonia del cañonazo, donde se realiza dicho evento, desde esta plaza a través de uno de sus correderos tenemos acceso a un jardín interior el cual mediante un túnel, el cual se usaba para escapadas de emergencia en el siglo XVIII, nos encontramos con el jardín exterior de la fortaleza, en su entrada norte.
In the surroundings of the square we also find some museums, such as the one dedicated to Venezuela and Hugo Rafael Chavez. This museum has two rooms, in the first we find the history of the culture of Venezuela with a series of posters and decorative elements typical of the country, and where we see the replica of Simon Bolivar's sabre; in the second room we come across political-military history, phrases and historical slogans, along with uniforms belonging to the army, they make us feel a little closer to the nation.
En los alrededores de la plaza también encontramos con algunos museos, como el dedicado a Venezuela y a Hugo Rafael Chavez. Este museo cuenta con dos salas, en la primera encontramos la historia de la cultura de Venezuela con una serie de carteles y elementos decorativos tipos del país, y donde vemos la replica del sable de Simon Bolivar; en la segunda sala nos topamos con la historia político-militar, frases y consignas históricas, junto a uniformes pertenecieses al ejercito, nos hacen sentirnos un poco mas cercas de la nación.
In another of its museums we see representation of the beginnings of man, in his time of homo sapiens, and following the history of the evolution of man until the stone age through the use of objects, recreations and replicas of ancient tools and weapons typical of that time.
En otro de sus museos vemos representación de los inicios del hombre, en su época de homo sapiens, y siguiendo la historia de la evolución del hombre hasta la época de piedra mediante el uso de objetos, recreaciones y replicas de antiguas herramientas y armamentos típicos de ese momento.
I hope that this publication serves to nourish a little more the culture and the desire to know of everyone, and that it helps us to have a clearer and more visual idea of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes or as I and every Cuban knows it, Morro Cabaña
Espero que esta publicación sirva para nutrir un poco mas la cultura y las ansias de saber de todos, y que nos ayude a tener una idea mas clara y visual del Castillo de los tres Reyes o como yo y todo cubano lo conoce, Morro Cabaña
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