Category Archives: St. Philip Castle

The following video explains the main features of the Castle of San Felipe before its demolition. In front of the 4 bastions the 4 counterguards were built and, between them, the revellines were built. More at the forefront, as the first line of defense, the rear windows or the outer redoubts. On the sea line,. . .

In 1709, General Stanhope sent Brigadier Petit and military engineer Durand to Menorca, who soon began the works to expand the Castle, while the British Royal Navy set up the arsenal and the Naval Hospital on the Isla del Rey, in the port of Mahón. The layout of the Castillo de San Felipe was, after. . .

Great success of participation in the free guided visits to the Sant Felip castle for the residents of Es Castell, which were carried out weekly during the months of June, July and August, and fortnightly during the months of September and October.   Despite the COVID restrictions, which limited the size of the groups, a. . .

In the life of a privateer there are different moments, there are moments when it can be exciting, it can be tedious, it can be boring, it can be stressful and dangerous. They are monotonous trips, in harsh conditions that you don’t really know, like when you enter a hospital, when you enter but not. . .

The siege of the Castle of San Felipe by French troops in 1756 marked the end of almost 50 years of British occupation of the Island. It is one of the longest periods of domination of Menorca by the English, which ended after a tough battle with the troops of the French crown, which dealt. . .

On April 18, 1756 (Easter day) 12,000 French soldiers landed in Ciutadella under the command of the Duke of Richelieu. That same day the 300 English soldiers from the Ciutadella garrison had withdrawn towards Maó, and the juries of the old capital offered no resistance to occupy the city. The French troops, crossing the island,. . .

The English reoccupied Menorca in 1798 in response to the alliance of Spain and France in the treaty of San Ildefonso. Thus began the last British domination of the Island that lasted 4 years and during which the Castle of San Felipe and new defense towers were rebuilt, so that this time was highlighted by. . .

The chapel that had existed in the castle of San Felipe had been covered by successive demolitions and remained hidden until recently. Discovering it was possible thanks to Philip Denis, who brought a map from the British archive of Kew Gardens, in London, which facilitated its location. It is documented that in 1589 the chapel. . .