Known as C-1 and a Bien de Interés Cultural, the Batería de Castillitos resides in Cartagena, in the Región de Murcia. It is one of three coastal batteries at Cabo Tiñoso. Built between 1933 and 1936, these hidden structures were designed to shield the entrance to the strategic plaza of Cartagena.
The Batería de Castillitos, which features a facade built imitating a medieval castle, houses each gun's machinery, powder magazines, and spare parts in its own room. Armed with two Vickers-Armstrong model 38,1/45 cm guns, the battery could fire a projectile of nearly one ton to a distance of 35 kilometers.
In April 1937, the battery performed a discharge against the Francoist navy, though the presence of surrounding fortifications was enough to keep any enemy ships away. The facility remained in service until 1994, before being restored in 2009 and opened to the public.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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