Luis Pizaño (died 5/10/1550 Laredo-España-Spain) was a Spanish Captain General of Artillery and military engineer. He is best known for his work on the fortifications of

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and the Basque Country. In 1540, he sent a report to the Council informing them that the fortifications of

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were in a poor state and should be extended. He took part in the reconstruction of the San Sebastian ''murallas'' between 1542 and 1544. Charles V let Pizaño assume responsibility for the construction of the

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and other building projects in

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in 1543. Construction of the Castell de la Trinitat commenced on 2 January 1544 and was completed in mid-1551 after Pizaño's death by the Italian engineer Pietro di Giacomo Cataneo.

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