The Batteries of Santiago, San Felipe and Chamba

Bocachica also had some batteries that reinforced its defense in the western part of the island, called Santiago (the bigger one with eleven cannons), San Felipe and Chamba. In the attack on the city by Vernon in 1741 they were […]

Bocachica also had some batteries that reinforced its defense in the western part of the island, called Santiago (the bigger one with eleven cannons), San Felipe and Chamba. In the attack on the city by Vernon in 1741 they were inefficient and were rapidly destroyed. They were never repaired and today the remains that have survived the passage of time can still be seen.