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|image= |caption= San Felipe Castle }} San Felipe Castle is an eighteenth-century star fort protecting Puerto Cabello in Venezuela.〔(Arqueología Histórica en Puerto Cabello, Venezuela )〕 It was named in honour of Philip V, King of Spain at the time of its construction in the 1730s. It has an alternative name ''Castillo Libertador'',〔(El Castillo Libertador estará abierto durante los fines de semana )〕 explained by its connection with Simón Bolívar, known as ''El Libertador'' (The Liberator) because of his role in Latin American independence. ==History== At the time of the castle's construction, Puerto Cabello was a trading centre of the Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas. The castle was intended to protect the settlement and its important harbour from piracy and conflicts with rival colonial powers. The castle resisted British attack in the Battle of Puerto Cabello (1743). Despite this victory, the Spanish continued to strengthen fortifications of Puerto Cabello and built another fort, Solano Castle, above the town. At the beginning of the nineteenth century San Felipe Castle was involved in the Venezuelan War of Independence. The castle was held briefly by the forces of the First Republic of Venezuela. In 1812 Simón Bolívar, then a colonel in the independist forces, was appointed ''commandante'' of Puerto Cabello. He left after a royalist rebellion broke out. In 1821 the Spanish retreated to the castle after their defeat at the decisive Battle of Carabobo. The castle came under Anglo-German attack in the Venezuela Crisis of 1902-1903 and according to press reports was left in ruins. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Felipe Castle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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