Fortaleza del Cerro

Fortaleza del Cerro
Montevideo, Uruguay (UY)
The Fortaleza del Cerro, AKA Fortaleza General Artigas, is a fortress in Montevideo, overlooking the Bay of Montevideo. It belongs to the barrio of Casabó, at the W of Villa del Cerro. It holds a dominant position on the highest hill of the department of Montevideo with an altitude of 134 m above sea level, on the opposite side of the bay. Its function was to defend Montevideo and its port, on the Río de la Plata. Governor Francisco Javier de Elío ordered construction in 1809 and it was completed in 1839; this was the last Spanish fort built in Uruguay. It has housed the Military Museum since 1916.

Designated a National Monument in 1931.
The Fortaleza del Cerro, AKA Fortaleza General Artigas, is a fortress in Montevideo, overlooking the Bay of Montevideo. It belongs to the barrio of Casabó, at the W of Villa del Cerro. It holds a dominant position on the highest hill of the department of Montevideo with an altitude of 134 m above sea level, on the opposite side of the bay. Its function was to defend Montevideo and its port, on the Río de la Plata. Governor Francisco Javier de Elío ordered construction in 1809 and it was completed in 1839; this was the last Spanish fort built in Uruguay. It has housed the Military Museum since 1916.

Designated a National Monument in 1931.
View in Google Earth Military - Historic - Forts and Batteries
Links: www.ingenierosmilitares.org.uy, en.wikipedia.org
By: adrbr

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