Torreón de la Chorrera

The Torreón de la Chorrera, or to give it its full name, Fuerte de Santa Dorotea de la Luna de la Chorrera, was completed in May 1646. The tower stands on a coral islet only a few metres from the shore and not much larger than the tower itself. The tower's purpose was to impede the entry of enemy ships into the mouth of the Almendares River. The British damaged and captured the tower when they took the city in 1762, after which the tower was rebuilt in its present form. Today, the tower contains a restaurant. In 1982, the Torreón was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, along with other historic sites in Old Havana, because of the city's importance in the European conquest of the New World, its fortifications, and its unique architecture.

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Battle of Havana ⓘ
1748 naval battle between British and Spanish squadrons in the War of Jenkins' Ear
Battle of Havana ⓘ
1762 battle
Action of 23 August 1806 ⓘ
naval engagement
Battle of Havana ⓘ
single ship action between the German gunboat Meteor and the French aviso Bouvet off the coast of Havana, Cuba during the Franco-Prussian War
Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba ⓘ
1933 battle
Castillo de Cojímar ⓘ
fort in Havana, Cuba
Festung San Salvador de la Punta ⓘ
Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña ⓘ
Fuerte No 1 ⓘ
fort in Havana, Cuba
Hornabeque de San Diego ⓘ
fort in Havana, Cuba
Morro Castle ⓘ
Spanish colonial fortification in Havana, Cuba
San Salvador de la Punta Fortress ⓘ
Colonial fort in Havana, Cuba
Torreón de la Chorrera ⓘ
fortified colonial tower, near downtown Havana
Castillo de la Real Fuerza ⓘ
16th century fortification in Havana, Cuba
San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress ⓘ
Spanish colonial fort in Havana, Cuba
Museo del Aire ⓘ
aviation museum in Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
USS Maine ⓘ
second-class battleship of the United States Navy

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1748 Battle of Havana

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1762 Battle of Havana

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1806 Action of 23 August 1806

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1870 Battle of Havana

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1933 Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba

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1558 Castillo de la Real Fuerza

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1762 San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress

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1986 Museo del Aire

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1895 — 1898 USS Maine

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La Habana, El Malecón (1983) 04

Chorrera Fort, Havana, Cuba

Caleta de San Lazaro. North coast of Havana

La Habana, El Malecón (1983) 04

Chorrera Fort, Havana, Cuba

Plano del Torreon de la Chorrera, Havana, Cuba

The Cuba review (1907-1931.) (20181061904)

Standard guide to Cuba - a new and complete guide to the island of Cuba, with maps, illustrations, routes of travel, history, and an English-Spanish phrase book (1909) (14778297171)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1748	Battle of Havana	Spain, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1762	Battle of Havana	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, siege, British America, Kingdom of Spain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	Action of 23 August 1806	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1870	Battle of Havana	France, German Empire, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1933	Battle of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba	battle	Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page^@		Wikidata
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page^@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Hendrick Hudson	steamship	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Royal Shipyard of Havana	shipyard, Royal Manufactory	Wikidata
site	fort		Castillo de Cojímar	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Festung San Salvador de la Punta	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fuerte No 1	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Hornabeque de San Diego	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Morro Castle	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		San Salvador de la Punta Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Torreón de la Chorrera	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1558	Castillo de la Real Fuerza	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1762	San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Museo del Aire	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1895	USS Maine	pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		La Habana, El Malecón (1983) 04		Commons
commons	image		Chorrera Fort, Havana, Cuba		Commons
commons	image		Caleta de San Lazaro. North coast of Havana		Commons
commons	image		La Habana, El Malecón (1983) 04		Commons
commons	image		Chorrera Fort, Havana, Cuba		Commons
commons	image		Plano del Torreon de la Chorrera, Havana, Cuba		Commons
commons	image		Plano del Torreon de la Chorrera, Havana, Cuba		Commons
commons	image		The Cuba review (1907-1931.) (20181061904)		Commons
commons	image		Standard guide to Cuba - a new and complete guide to the island of Cuba, with maps, illustrations, routes of travel, history, and an English-Spanish phrase book (1909) (14778297171)		Commons
commons	image		Standard guide to Cuba - a new and complete guide to the island of Cuba, with maps, illustrations, routes of travel, history, and an English-Spanish phrase book (1909) (14778297171)		Commons

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