Santa Bárbara fortress
The Fortress of Santa Bárbara, also known as El Castillo, is located in the city of Trujillo in the department of Colón, Honduras. The fortress is the oldest European building built for military purposes by Spanish settlers in american mainland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: stanleyatala, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Trujillo and Trujillo Airport.
St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Trujillo
Church
The St. John the Baptist Cathedral, or Trujillo Cathedral, is a Catholic church located in the northern city of Trujillo, Colón, Honduras. It should not be confused with Catholic cathedrals of other cities with the same name in Trujillo, Peru and Trujillo, Venezuela. St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Trujillo is situated 160 metres south of Santa Bárbara fortress.
Trujillo Airport
Aerodrome
Trujillo Airport is an airport serving Trujillo, a municipality in the Colón Department on the northern coast of Honduras. The airport parallels the coastline, roughly 100 metres inland from the shore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Fe and Puerto Castilla.
Santa Fe
Town
Santa Fe is a municipality in the Honduran department of Colón. Notable people from Santa Fe include Miriam Miranda, a Honduran human rights activist who advocates for the land rights of the Garífuna people. Santa Fe is situated 9 km west of Santa Bárbara fortress.
Puerto Castilla
Village
Puerto Castilla is a village in the Colón Department of Honduras located approximately 20 kilometres north of Trujillo. This port city on the Caribbean Sea was the one-time site of the United Fruit Company's Castilla Division which specialized in the growth, cultivation and shipments of the Gros Michel banana. Puerto Castilla is situated 10 km north of Santa Bárbara fortress.
Santa Bárbara fortress
- Type: Castle
- Categories: fortification, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Trujillo, Colón Department, Caribbean Honduras, Honduras, Central America, North America
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Latitude
15.92116° or 15° 55′ 16″ northLongitude
-85.95267° or 85° 57′ 10″ westElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
767PW2CW+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 203593347OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Santa Bárbara fortress” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Santa Barbara”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Santa Bárbara”
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