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Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña
FOLLOWHavana, La Habana
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Begun in 1763 after the British seizure of Havana and completed in 1774, La Cabaña is among the largest colonial fortresses in the Americas. It served as a military prison under successive governments, and executions were carried out in the moat known as the Foso de los Laureles — under the Spanish, under Machado and Batista, and after 1959.
HISTORY
The nightly cañonazo ceremony, in which a cannon is fired at nine o'clock, has been performed here for generations.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
The moat and the cells have a persistent local reputation; guards and visitors have reported voices and footsteps there after dark. Given what happened in that ditch, the reports are unsurprising and unverifiable in equal measure.
VISITING
Open as a museum complex. The cannon ceremony is the busiest hour of the evening.
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Curated references and articles coming soon.
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