The Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, also known as Castillo del Morro, is a fortress guarding the entrance to the Havana harbor. The design is by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli. Original
Aerial view of Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, 1909
The British Fleet Entering Havana, 21 August 1762, a 1775 painting by Dominic Serres
A depiction of an episode from the last major operation of the Seven Years War, 1756-63, by Dominic Serres
Bombardment of the Morro Castle, Havana, 1 July 1762 by Richard Paton
Battista Antonelli
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Battista Antonelli was an Italy military engineer from a prestigious family of military engineers in the service of the Habsburg monarchs of Austria and Spain. He is credited with designing fortresses
Castillo de los Tres Reyes Del Morro
…Morro"), also known as Castillo del Morro (Morro Castle), is a fortress guarding the entrance to the Havana harbor. The design is by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli (1547–1616). Originally under the control of Spain, the fortress was captured by the British in 1762 and returned to Spain under the Treaty of Paris…
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