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El ataque corsario de 1553

Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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El ataque corsario de 1553

Historical milestone · Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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In 1553 the French corsair François Le Clerc, known as 'Pata de Palo' (Peg-Leg), destroyed the city, then one of the main trading stops between Europe and America. The attack prompted the building of the first defensive fortifications, among them the Castillo de Santa Catalina.

1553

Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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