Batería de la de la Reina, built between 1856 and 1861, was a colonial military defense fortress that had accommodations for a garrison of 250 men and 44 pieces of artillery. It was demolished in 1901. Its site was in the esplanade that today occupies the Antonio Maceo park. The fort was a semi-circular building with a 44-gun battery facing the sea. Its fires intersected with those of the Santa Clara Battery and the “Castillo de la Punta”.
Batería de La Reina.1 demolition, 1900Showing the coral stone quarry adjacent to the Espada Cemetery in the Barrio de San Lázaro.
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Map of the Caleta de San Lazaro showing the Batería de la Reina.
Map of the Caleta de San Lazaro showing the Batería de la Reina.
Batería de la Reina.4 demolition.
Batería de la Reina
Batería de la Reina.2 demolition.
Batería de la Reina.3 demolition.
