![]() ![]() This strategic position has already been noticed by the Genoese navigator Lancelotto or Lanzarotto, Malocello, the “re-discovered” the islands that the authors of antiquity called them “Fortunate Islands”, the Canary Islands Lanzarotto Malocello gave his name to the island of Lanzarote, where he settled from 1312 according to some sources, but more likely around 1336. The Castle of Santa Bárbara is located 452 m, 135 m above the town of Teguise and offers a panoramic view of the north of the island of Lanzarote. Hermangild) but the castle is often called Castillo de Guanapay. The full name of the castle Castillo de Santa Bárbara y San Hermenegildo (Castle of St. Barbara Castle is a kilometer east of the historic center of the town of Teguise, on top of a volcanic cone, the Montaña de Guanapay. Visits The Castle Saint Barbara ( Castillo de Santa Bárbara) Barbara castle is named after Saint Barbara, patron saint of engineers, gunners, miners, firefighters and many other occupations involving fire and explosives Lightning struck in fact his father, Dioscorus, who had beheaded the holy martyr. The Castle of Santa Bárbara is the oldest fortification of the island of Lanzarote, to protect the historic capital of the island, the town of Teguise. Barbara (Santa Barbara) in Teguise in Lanzarote ![]()
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