Fortaleza de San Fernando
The Fortaleza de San Fernando is a colonial-era Spanish fortress in Omoa, Honduras. Built between 1756 and 1775, the fortress guarded Spanish interests in the-then Captaincy General of Guatemala before being seized by the Honduran government in 1821. The fortress remains relatively intact, and is a major tourist attraction in Omoa.
Fortaleza de San Fernando
Coat of arms of King Ferdinand VI of Spain at the main gate
Main gate
Warehouses and chapel
Omoa is a town and municipality with a population of 10,550 in the Department of Cortés in Honduras. Omoa is located on a small bay of the same name 18 km west of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea coast.
Omoa
British invation of Omoa in 1779.
Tourism is the main economy of Omoa
Exterior of the San Fernando Fortress