The Bulwark of San Miguel de Chambacú

The San Miguel de Cambacú, also called San Miguel de Gamboa, is the most northeastern bulwark of the outlying Getsemaní district. Constructed by the engineer and governor, Francisco de Murga between 1631 and 1632 to reinforce the defense of the […]

The San Miguel de Cambacú, also called San Miguel de Gamboa, is the most northeastern bulwark of the outlying Getsemaní district. Constructed by the engineer and governor, Francisco de Murga between 1631 and 1632 to reinforce the defense of the Media Luna Entrance, five decades later, in 1683, Juan Pando de Estrada connected San Miguel with San Pedro Mártir by means of a palisade that permitted only the passage of small boats through a gate. In 1731 Juan de Herrera y Sotomayor changed it, respecting its original plan, enlarging its dimensions and creating embrasures in its parapet.