Castillo de Santa Ana

Fort

Castillo de Santa Ana
Roquetas de Mar, Almería Near Aguadulce in Spain

Type	Castle

The castillo de Santa Ana, also known as Castillo de Las Roquetas,^[1]^[2] is a fortification built between the 16th and 17th centuries, located in the town of Roquetas de Mar (Almería) which was used for refugee to the inhabitants who lived near the port.^[3]^[4] It has an oblong shape.^[4] Near the castle there is a lighthouse.^[3]

The 1804 earthquake destroyed most of the structure, leaving only one of the towers and the raised level area,^[5] which has been conserved and recovered.^[6]

Nowadays, the castle offers photography and art exhibitions, concerts, speeches and natters.^[6] On 23 January 2014, the Ayuntamiento de Almería offered a tribute to the poet Julio Alfredo Egea, with the participation of writers like Pilar Quirosa, and texts about the politicians José Antonio Santano and Miguel Ángel Blanco.^[7]

References

^ Gómez López, Nieves (10 May 2004). "Ilustraciones y mapas". Cuentos de transmisión oral del poniente almeriense (in Spanish). Universidad de Almería. p. 32. ISBN 9788482402154.
^ López Martín, J. (1978). La villa de Roquetas de Mar (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Almería. p. 39. ISBN 84-85342-03-8.
^ ^a ^b Bovington, Robert (2009). "Roquetas and the costa Almeria". Spanish Impressions. Lulu.com. p. 21. ISBN 9781445225432.
^ ^a ^b Alcocer Martínez 2005, p. 156.
^ Alcocer Martínez 2005, p. 95.
^ ^a ^b "Castillo de Santa Ana, Roquetas de Mar". Junta de Andalucía (in Spanish). Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ Jiménez Martínez, Francisco (2005). "Biografía y trayectoria literaria". La obra poética de Julio Alfredo Egea. Universidad de Almería. p. 120. ISBN 9788482408033.