Castillo de San Crist贸bal | Tenerife's Vanished Sentinel
馃彴 From Pirate Deterrent to Traffic Circle This 16th-century fortress once guarded Santa Cruz de Tenerife with: 32-pounder cannons that sank British privateers in 1657 A secret tunnel network to relocate gunpowder during attacks Now only a single bastion wall remains, overlooking a bustling bus terminal 鈿旓笍 History's Irony 1780s: British Admiral Nelson lost his arm attacking this fort 1880s: Demolished for tram tracks and banana warehouses 2006: Archaeologists rediscovered its star-shaped foundations beneath the asphalt 馃搷 How to Find the Ghost Fort 1锔忊儯 Look for the bronze cannon embedded in Plaza de Espa帽a's pavement 2锔忊儯 Spot the outline of the walls marked in dark cobblestones 3锔忊儯 Visit the tiny underground museum (free, shows recovered musket balls) 馃寠 Why It Matters Last surviving piece of Tenerife's original sea wall Proof that even castles yield to urban sprawl #ForgottenFortresses #CanaryIslandsHiddenHistory
