Centro de Interpretación del Castillo de San Cristóbal
The Castillo de San Cristóbal was Tenerife’s first fortification of significance and the main defensive building on Santa Cruz Bay. Construction began in 1575 under Governor Álvarez de Fonseca, with the works starting on 15 December 1575; the castle entered service on 20 January 1577. Built on a reef in Bias Diaz Cove, it was also used as the seat of the Military Government and the residence of the Captains General and Governors. Its most famous moment came on 25 July 1797, when the “Cañón Tigre” fired a musketball that struck Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson’s right arm, fracturing his humerus in multiple places and leading to the amputation of his arm. Despite that martial legacy, the castle’s walls were dismantled in 1928 to create the Plaza de España. …
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