Batería de San Juan
Batería de San Juan—also known as batería de Santa Isabel—is an abandoned military installation that once helped defend Las Palmas de Gran Canaria from the sea. Construction of the wider defensive line began in 1898, and this battery was built to house military capability on a strategic part of the island’s perimeter. In its active period, the battery was equipped with machine-gun nests, along with positions for artillery and other military machinery. Its highest level of activity came during the Second World War, when Britain’s Operation Pilgrim aimed to land in the bay of La Luz—modern Las Palmas’s metropolitan area—and secure control over Gran Canaria. Germany and the Nazi regime had sought influence over the Canaries, particularly around Gran Canaria and the port of Las Palmas. …
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