santa castle santa castle colonial castle built seventeenth century spanish monarchy center city venezuela built replacement san castle construction ordered governor building designed trace style popular seventeenth century proportional geometric floor design main defensive elements castle housed garrison soldiers seat government construction began predecessor wrote memorandum king spain stating san castle unfit defense years later proper authorization began construction fortress useful defense city existing fortifications castle underwent renovations repair damage caused severe earthquakes severely damaged castle left structure ruins castle declared cultural municipal asset description santa castle fortress built city orders governor replacement san castle located center city metres san_antonio castle small hill castle square designed corners described having minor defensive capability castle built trace style popular seventeenth century floor geometric design main defensive elements unlike permanent fortifications defensive walls designed sections lower wall vertical perpendicular base upper string course inclined design makes fort unique venezuela castles lower portion walls base upper parts vertical perpendicular base primary material create bricks castle limestone type rock composed limestone clay castle oriented east ditch entire perimeter including castle plaza weapons square building lost shelters main defensive structures walls preserved fort housed garrison soldiers residence governor origins november governor province june july wrote memorandum king spain stating unfit defense round shape mud stone construction years later governor began authorization war council construction new fortress rationale san castle meet city defensive requirements located far city coast governor claimed castle lacked suitable water supply accommodation soldiers unable resist prolonged unlike predecessor requested financing supply improve san_antonio decided build new castle better able defend city existing fortifications resulting fortress called governor requested older structures demolished history earthquake devastated city severely damaging castle road linking santa castles mentioned proposal defense city opposed idea stated road built gravel castle partially destroyed powerful earthquake felt state earthquake image del lady mount originally situated mount chapel moved castle built new chapel protect image later moved ditch filled construction mount chapel deteriorated demolished original slopes present map probably buried process chapel castle final resting place remains originally interred built moved years death late eighteenth early nineteenth centuries experienced increase population areas castles densely populated new buildings constructed attached castle walls completely closing perimeter making direct access impossible earthquake left structure ruins rendered offices seat government moved building abandoned castle declared state gallery
Santa María de la Cabeza castle