Object description

Fuerte de Isla Verde was a military installation formerly located in Algeciras, Spain. It occupied the Isla Verde , which gave its name to the city as a whole . The elongated island, which stood a short distance offshore of the city's old town, was already the site of an artillery battery in 1720. In 1734 the fort was constructed on the island to the plans of the military engineer Juan de Subreville. Further remodeling took place in 1745 under Lorenzo de Solís. The installation, which followed the roughly triangular shape of the island, was initially equipped with three batteries. These were: