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Zorrilla designed a military placement in one of the narrower points of the fjord of Castro, and for this purpose a cut was made in one of the hills surrounding the fjord, in order to build an artificial terrace for the battery. In this place three cannons and a
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In year 2015 a new restoration process was executed. This project included building a new wooden look-out in the historical terrace with information about the site, and a lighting system visible from the sea. These works finished in the firsts months of 2016.
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After a process of restoration, three cannons were returned from Castro to their original position in the fort . However, due to the lack of infrastructure, the archaeological discoveries of the forts are currently located in the Municipal Museum of Castro.
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Since 1826 the place is abandoned, and in 1930 its cannons are moved to Castro, where were used as decorations of the main square of the city until the first years of the 21st century. During this operation, the
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were installed. In this place were also located the barracks for the soldiers that occasionally had to take guard there. For protection against coastal attacks, the fort had a parapet of
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Due to its location, fort Tauco was never used in battle, and during the independence wars its usage was just as an alert system among the communities of the zone.
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Montiel, D., & Vargas, R. (1986). "El fortín español de Tauco". Revista Chilena de Historia y Geografía (154).
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The fort was supported by a look-out dedicated to the vigilance of the fjord, and located not far from there.
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were totally destroyed, led to the removal of the category for those places through the decree 1295 of 1983.
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and in the middle of the province. In this context, the Spanish engineer
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designed a coastal fort able to protect the access to the city of
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Villanueva, A. S., Sánchez, J. B., & Rubio, C. Q. (2010).
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Buildings and structures completed in the 18th century
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42°33′08″S 73°45′07″W / 42.55222°S 73.75194°W / -42.55222; -73.75194

Estero de Castro
Chonchi
Chonchi
Province of Chiloe
Chile
Governorate of Chiloé
Capitanía General de Chile
Viceroyalty of Perú
Chacao Channel
Miguel de Zorrilla
Castro
culverin
fascine

culverin
national monument
Chilean Society of History and Geography
Chacao
Pargua


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