Castillo de San Francisco
Castillo de San Francisco—also called Castillo del Rey or del Paso Angosto—was built to control one of Gran Canaria’s most critical chokepoints. Work on the fortress began in 1601, and although it can be considered finished by 1625, it was later reshaped in different periods. Perched on the summit of the Risco de San Francisco, behind Triana, it commanded the city and the routes used to enter Las Palmas or push deeper into the island. The name “Castillo del Paso Angosto” points to the narrow inland way where the plateau ends: a passage only about 21 to 15 meters wide. That strategic value had already been tested in 1599, when the Dutch armada led by Pieter van der Does attacked—defending with just three cannons, the garrison helped bring losses of 300 soldiers over three days. …
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