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Country

Honduras

City / Region

Omoa (Cortés)

Construction Date

1759-1775 (18th Century)

Conservation status

High degree of integrity and authenticity. Under the custody of IHAH. Restorations carried out (1997, 2011). Local museum and tourist attraction. Potential threats from coastal projects. Well maintained.

Latitude and Longitude

15°46'42.7"N 88°02'24.1"W

Main characteristics

Spanish colonial fortification; protection against privateers/pirates; largest fort in Central America, second largest in the Americas; unique triangular design with a curved north wall; 31 internal vaults; bastions, sentry boxes, dry moat, curtain walls. UNESCO Tentative List (2021); National Monument (1959).

Source(s)

EXPEDIA. Fortaleza De San Fernando, Omoa. Guia Turística. Disponível em: https://www.expedia.com/es/Fortaleza-De-San-Fernando-Omoa.d6273442.Guia-Turistica. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.

LA Fortaleza de San Fernando de Omoa, Honduras. Pateperro App. Disponível em: https://pateperro.app/honduras/la-fortaleza-de-san-fernando-de-omoa-honduras/#:~:text=Fue%20construida%20en%20el%20siglo,piratas%20y%20bucaneros%20en%20Honduras. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.

UNESCO. San Fernando de Omoa Fortress. World Heritage Centre, Tentative Lists. Disponível em: https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6540/. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.

ZAPATERO, J. M. Historia de las fortificaciones de Cartagena de Indias. Madrid: Ediciones Cultura Hispánica, 1979. (Citado indiretamente via 1) <br> FORTALEZA de Omoa podría convertirse en Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Tiempo.hn, 28 abr. 2023. Disponível em: https://tiempo.hn/fortaleza-de-omoa-patrimonio-de-la-humanidad/. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.

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