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Gibraltar Fortress

Type Object Region Europe Time 1641–1650

The Rock of Gibraltar guards the Mediterranean–Atlantic passage; in the 1640s it belonged to the Spanish Habsburg crown, with Moorish castle and Span…

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  1. 1641–1648North slope of the Rock of Gibraltar · GibraltarThe Spanish Kingdom deployed infantry and artillery at the Moorish castle on the summit and the walls on the north slope, controlling anchorage on the north shore of the strait, guarding against privateers and North African raids, and monitoring merchant fleets entering and leaving the Mediterranean.
  2. 1645–1650Bay of Gibraltar · GibraltarThe port town below the Rock supplied the garrison and passing fleets; Spanish authorities maintained lighthouse and signal systems, making Gibraltar a key pivot of the Andalusian coastal defense chain and trans-Mediterranean shipping.

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