Castillo de la Luz
Castillo de la Luz—also called Fortaleza de las Isletas—began as a working piece of coastal defense for Las Palmas. It was built in 1494, when Gran Canaria was incorporated into the Crown of Castile, and its construction was ordered by the third governor, Alonso Fajardo. The fortress originally stood on a reef: at high tide it could be cut off, but the city’s growth eventually left it over 150 metres from the sea. Its defensive structure developed in stages. A first quadrangular medieval tower, known as the Torre de Alonso Fajardo, was followed around 1515 by a perimeter defensive bulwark that expanded later. In 1553, it received additions, and after a 1599 fire—triggered by the Dutch fleet led by Pieter van der Does—it was rebuilt. The current exterior form dates to the late seventeenth century, and its military role continued into the nineteenth century. …
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