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Hello everyone. A few days ago, while walking along the boardwalk in Havana I reached the mouth of the Almendares River and came across one of the most historic buildings in the city. The Torreón de la Chorrera is one of the symbols of Havana's Vedado, it is located next to the boardwalk. It was completed in May 1646.
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Hola a todos. Hace unos días, mientras caminaba por el malecón en La Habana llegué hasta la desembocadura del río Almendares y tope con una de las edificaciones con más historia de la ciudad. El Torreón de la Chorrera es uno de los símbolos del Vedado habanero, se encuentra junto al malecón. Se terminó de construir en mayo de 1646.
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Its construction was proposed by the governor of Havana Pedro Valdés at the beginning of the 17th century. However, nothing was done until the mandate of Álvaro de Luna arrived, who feared a possible attack by the Dutch and Portuguese. Its objective was to contribute to the defense of Havana from privateers and pirates together with its first cousin the Torreón de Cojimar . Its main mission was to prevent enemy ships from supplying water from the Almendares River .
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Su construcción fue propuesta por el gobernador de La Habana Pedro Valdés a principios del siglo XVII. Sin embargo, nada se hizo hasta que llegara el mandato de Álvaro de Luna quien temía un posible ataque de holandeses y portugueses. Su objetivo era contribuir con la defensa de La Habana de corsarios y piratas junto con su primo hermano el Torreón de Cojimar. Su principal misión era evitar que barcos enemigos abastecieran de agua del río Almendares.
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The English, during their capture of Havana, caused significant damage to the structure of this fort, leaving it practically destroyed. This tower as we know it today took that form after it was rebuilt once Spain recovered Havana. This reconstruction was carried out by Juan Bautista Antonelli who was also known as “El Mozo” and was the son of the military engineer Bautista Antonelli. It is said that originally the tower was round.
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Los ingleses, durante su toma de la Habana causaron importantes daños a la estructura de este fuerte dejándolo prácticamente destruido. Este torreón como lo conocemos hoy, tomo esa forma después que fuera reconstruido una vez que España recupero La Habana. Esta reconstrucción estuvo a cargo de Juan Bautista Antonelli quien también era conocido como el “El Mozo” y fue hijo de del ingeniero militar Bautista Antonelli. Se dice que originalmente el torreón era redondo.
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Although most of the English attack was on the east of the city, they also invaded this area and once El Torreón was defeated, they were located on the Aróstegui hill until the city finally surrendered.
Aunque la mayor parte del ataque de los ingleses fue por el este de la ciudad, también invadieron por esta zona y una vez derrotado El Torreón se ubicaron en la loma de Aróstegui hasta que finalmente se rindió la ciudad.
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Without further ado, I hope you liked the images of this beautiful place.
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Sin más, espero que les hayan gustado las imágenes de este hermoso lugar.
All images are my property and were made with my Samsung Galaxy J7 phone/Todas las imagines son de mi propiedad y fueron realizadas con mi telefono Samsung Galaxy J7.
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