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The Fort of Buenos Aires was a fortress destined to defend Buenos Aires and to be the seat of the Spanish colonial authorities in the city. Its construction began in 1595 and after several refurbishments it was finished only at the beginning of the 18th century, being demolished in 1882. It received the name of Real Fortaleza de Don Juan Baltasar de Austria (Royal Fortress of Don Juan Baltasar of Austria), and in the 17th century it was called Castillo de San Miguel Arcángel del Buen Ayre.[1]
Fuerte de Buenos Aires
Watercolor depicting El Fuerte and the playa baja, painting by Emeric Essex Vidal (in 1816), note that the Argentine flag was already flying at that time. The territory of the playa baja was filled in at the end of the 19th century and corresponds to the current Puerto Madero.
It was located on the banks of the Río de la Plata, which at that time was less than a hundred meters from the Plaza de Mayo. It occupied the same site that today occupies the Casa Rosada, seat of the executive power of the Argentine Republic. It had a stone wall, with a moat surrounding it, a drawbridge over the square, with bastions in its corners with cannons and interior buildings.
Acarette du Biscay, a French traveler, described it thus in 1658:
...[the city] has a small earthen fort overlooking the river encircled by a moat and mounts ten iron cannons being the largest caliber of twelve. The governor resides there and the garrison is composed of only 150 men in three companies, commanded by three captains appointed by the governor at his pleasure..."
— 1658.
Historyedit
The Fort of Buenos Aires was built by order of the governor Fernando de Zárate, being designated with the name of Real Fortaleza de Don Juan Baltasar de Austria.[2] Its construction began towards the middle of 1590s, in the land where the Government House is currently located. Originally the fortress had been raised for the defense of the city against possible incursions by pirates, was also the residence of the authorities of Buenos Aires.[3]
During the early 17th century, no major modifications were made to the structure of the Fort of Buenos Aires, being completely modified towards the year 1708, when the colonial authorities hired the Captain engineer José Bermúdez, who endowed the fort with a fortified wall.[5] In 1725, the fort was modified again, this time by the engineer Domingo Petrarca.[6]
Towards the middle of the 18th century, the Fort of Buenos Aires continued with the renovations, carried out by the Spanish engineer of British descent, Don Juan Bartolomé Howell.[7] And later by the engineer Carlos Cabrer, who built a Chapel for the Viceroys.[8]
In 1826, the President Bernardino Rivadavia, made important improvements in the Buenos Aires fort, including an iron gate to replace the rudimentary wooden gate.[11]
^Catálogo del Museo Histórico Nacional, Volume 1, Museo Histórico Nacional (Argentina), 1951
^Enciclopedia del arte en América, Volume 1, Bibliográfica OMEBA, 1969, 1969
^Arquitectura hispanoamericana en el Río de la Plata, CEDODAL, Jan 1, 2006, 2006, ISBN9789871033188
^Las invasiones inglesas al rió de la Plata (1806-1807), Juan Beverina, 1939
^El presidente Saavedra y el pueblo soberano de 1810, A. Estrada, 1960, 1960
^Buenos Aires desde setenta años atrás, 1810-1880, José Antonio Wilde
January 01, 1970
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish January 2021 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Fuerte de Buenos Aires see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated es Fuerte de Buenos Aires to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Fort of Buenos Aires was a fortress destined to defend Buenos Aires and to be the seat of the Spanish colonial authorities in the city Its construction began in 1595 and after several refurbishments it was finished only at the beginning of the 18th century being demolished in 1882 It received the name of Real Fortaleza de Don Juan Baltasar de Austria Royal Fortress of Don Juan Baltasar of Austria and in the 17th century it was called Castillo de San Miguel Arcangel del Buen Ayre 1 Fuerte de Buenos AiresWatercolor depicting El Fuerte and the playa baja painting by Emeric Essex Vidal in 1816 note that the Argentine flag was already flying at that time The territory of the playa baja was filled in at the end of the 19th century and corresponds to the current Puerto Madero TypeMilitary fortressAreaMonserrat Buenos AiresSite informationOwner Spanish Empire until 1810ConditiondemolishedSite historyBuilt16th centuryBattles warsBritish invasions of the Rio de la Plata It was located on the banks of the Rio de la Plata which at that time was less than a hundred meters from the Plaza de Mayo It occupied the same site that today occupies the Casa Rosada seat of the executive power of the Argentine Republic It had a stone wall with a moat surrounding it a drawbridge over the square with bastions in its corners with cannons and interior buildings Acarette du Biscay a French traveler described it thus in 1658 the city has a small earthen fort overlooking the river encircled by a moat and mounts ten iron cannons being the largest caliber of twelve The governor resides there and the garrison is composed of only 150 men in three companies commanded by three captains appointed by the governor at his pleasure 1658 History editThe Fort of Buenos Aires was built by order of the governor Fernando de Zarate being designated with the name of Real Fortaleza de Don Juan Baltasar de Austria 2 Its construction began towards the middle of 1590s in the land where the Government House is currently located Originally the fortress had been raised for the defense of the city against possible incursions by pirates was also the residence of the authorities of Buenos Aires 3 Among the General Staff of the Fort of Buenos Aires were the Captains Francisco Perez de Burgos Miguel de Riglos Miguel Geronimo de Esparza and his son Juan Miguel de Esparza who had also served as Mayors of the City in various periods 4 During the early 17th century no major modifications were made to the structure of the Fort of Buenos Aires being completely modified towards the year 1708 when the colonial authorities hired the Captain engineer Jose Bermudez who endowed the fort with a fortified wall 5 In 1725 the fort was modified again this time by the engineer Domingo Petrarca 6 Towards the middle of the 18th century the Fort of Buenos Aires continued with the renovations carried out by the Spanish engineer of British descent Don Juan Bartolome Howell 7 And later by the engineer Carlos Cabrer who built a Chapel for the Viceroys 8 During the British invasions of the River Plate the Fort of Buenos Aires was occupied by William Beresford who resided in the fortification until surrendering to Santiago de Liniers 9 In 1810 the Fort of Buenos Aires was used as the official residence of Cornelio Saavedra president of the Primera Junta of Government 10 In 1826 the President Bernardino Rivadavia made important improvements in the Buenos Aires fort including an iron gate to replace the rudimentary wooden gate 11 Gallery edit nbsp painter of the El Fuerte de Buenos Aires by Emeric Essex Vidal nbsp drawing of the Fuerte de Buenos Aires nbsp cannons of the Fuerte de Buenos Aires nbsp key to open the gate of the Fuerte de Buenos Aires nbsp lock of the Fuerte de Buenos Aires nbsp shield of the Fuerte de Buenos Aires nbsp Doorknob that belonged to the Fuerte de Buenos Aires nbsp plane of the Fuerte de Buenos Aires by Jose Bermudez nbsp view from the northwest of the Fuerte de Buenos AiresReferences edit Origenes del fuerte de Buenos Aires Enrique de Gandia 1937 Tradiciones y recuerdos de Buenos Aires Manuel Bilbao 1934 Cronologia artistica Universidad de Buenos Aires Instituto de Historia del Arte 1971 Cuestion de limites inter provinciales entre Buenos Aires Cordoba y Santa Fe Aristobulo del Valle 1881 El fuerte Buenos Aires Argentina 1910 Catalogo del Museo Historico Nacional Volume 1 Museo Historico Nacional Argentina 1951 Enciclopedia del arte en America Volume 1 Bibliografica OMEBA 1969 1969 Arquitectura hispanoamericana en el Rio de la Plata CEDODAL Jan 1 2006 2006 ISBN 9789871033188 Las invasiones inglesas al rio de la Plata 1806 1807 Juan Beverina 1939 El presidente Saavedra y el pueblo soberano de 1810 A Estrada 1960 1960 Buenos Aires desde setenta anos atras 1810 1880 Jose Antonio Wilde Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fuerte de Buenos Aires amp oldid 1220664030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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