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This unique 18th-century coastal castle, called del Cardenal, was built in honor of the Spanish Infante D. Luis de Borbón y Farnesio, brother of King Carlos III and sixth son of King Felipe V of Spain and Isabel de Farnesio, Duchess of Parma.

He was appointed Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo in 1735, Primate of Spain, Archbishop of Seville in 1741, and when he left the ecclesiastical state, he was appointed Count of Chinchón. He was an important patron who supported painters like Francisco Goya and Luis Paret.

This fort, along with the Prince's castle in CEE, was built between 1755-1757 to defend the port in the Ria de Corcubión.

The building is a fortified star-shaped peninsula built in stone from local quarries, which was a burden for the villagers who had to use carts and oxen to transport the stone to the castle.

With these construction features, the intention was for the piece to blend in with the surroundings and surprise attackers to protect expeditions heading to northern Europe or the Mediterranean, and to prevent looting of inland cities.

It has 17 gun ports and occupies an area of approximately 2,800 m2. Inside the enclosure, surrounding the courtyard, there is a U-shaped building that now serves as a residence but originally housed troops, warehouses, a gunpowder magazine, and other castle facilities. It had capacity for 96 men.

The interior is one floor with 3 stone bodies, including a kitchen, officers' quarters, weapon and gunpowder storage, all with barrel-vaulted ceilings and whitewashed walls. It also had vegetable gardens and a freshwater well for sustenance during a siege.

The fortress is in excellent conservation and faithfully respects its original structure.

Cardenal Castle in the Ría de Corcubión.

We go back to the 18th century, during the reign of the Bourbons in Spain. The construction of the fortress began in 1740, simultaneously with the Castelo do Cardeal (Cardinal's Castle), located on the opposite shore of the Corcubión estuary. It was named Castillo del Príncipe in honor of the son of Carlos III of Spain, the future king Carlos IV.

By the end of the 19th century, the castle ceased to be state property after a public auction. It had several owners, with Galician businessman Xosé Ramón Oreiro making significant renovations in 1985, turning it into a luxury residence.

Like the Cardenal Castle, it was equipped with 12 artillery pieces in various towers facing the sea. A large central building directed its wings towards the half-bastions of the ravelin, including quarters for the garrison, which housed 88 soldiers, warehouses, and a powder magazine. The finely carved stonework of the exterior and much of the interior constructions magnificently stand out both from the sea and from the land, where it had a moat and a bridge leading to the center of the fortress.

Currently classified as a Cultural Heritage Site since 1994, forming part of the Cultural Heritage of Galicia.

18th century Fortress Castle on the Costa da Morte (A Coruña)

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