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Torre Cabrera (other)
Torre Cabrera may refer to a pair of coastal towers in Sicily, Italy: *Torre Cabrera (Marina di Ragusa) *Torre Cabrera (Pozzallo) The Torre Cabrera () is an imposing "palacium" which combined the function of a noble residence with that of a control point for grain and goods, built in the 15th century. Today, it is in good condition and it is open to the public as a museum. ... See also * Cabrera (other) {{disambig ...
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Torre Cabrera (Marina Di Ragusa)
The Torre Cabrera, also known as Torre Mazzarelli, Torre della Dogana or Torre di Gaddimeli, is a 16th-century tower in Marina di Ragusa, a ''frazione'' of Ragusa, Sicily. History In the 16th century, various Viceroys of Sicily began to build a series of coastal watchtowers around Sicily's coastline in order to protect the island from Ottoman or Barbary raids. In 1584, the Florentine architect Camillo Camilliani published a report called ''Descrittione delle marine di tutto il regno di Sicilia con le guardie necessarie da cavallo e da piedi che vi si tengono'' about the state of Sicily's coastline. In this report, he mentioned that at Marina there was a small ''tonnara'' with warehouses. He did not believe that constructing a tower in the area was necessary, since its shallow waters and swamp acted as natural barriers preventing corsairs from landing there. The tower was eventually built sometime between 1584 and 1596, at the expense of Don Ludovico or Luigi Enriquez-Cabrera, ...
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Torre Cabrera (Pozzallo)
The Torre Cabrera () is an imposing "palacium" which combined the function of a noble residence with that of a control point for grain and goods, built in the 15th century. Today, it is in good condition and it is open to the public as a museum. History In the 15th century, the site of Pozzallo had natural springs known as "Pozzofeto" and "Senia", which were marked on nautical charts and were well known among sailors. The "palacium" was built in the early fifteenth century in Sicilian Gothic style at the behest of the Count of Modica Giovanni Bernardo Cabrera, a member of one of the most illustrious Catalan families, the Viscounts Cabrera and Bas and the Counts of Osona, who supported and financed the Spanish sovereigns in reconquest of Sicily and received in exchange the county of Modica confiscated from the Chiaramonte rebels. It took its name from him “Torre di Cabrera”. The tower became an impressive structure and it had great military importance, since it was used to def ...
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