The Bulwark of San Francisco Javier

It was constructed around the decade of 1630 while Francisco de Murga was governor, extending to the south the work begun by Cristóbal de Roda three decades earlier. Initially called the Bulwark of the Baskets because of the large baskets […]

It was constructed around the decade of 1630 while Francisco de Murga was governor, extending to the south the work begun by Cristóbal de Roda three decades earlier. Initially called the Bulwark of the Baskets because of the large baskets used in the construction of its foundations, its name was changed to that of the Jesuit saint’s because of the proximity to the Jesuit school.

The dispute with the members of the order and the damage suffered during the siege by De Pointis, made its reconstruction necessary as well as a modification in its plan. Juan de Herrera y Sotomayor was in charge, between 1720 and 1730, of giving it its current characteristics, an irregular site with a baroque sentry-box, an access ramp and an ample base.