{"id":68784,"date":"2025-06-18T07:09:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T05:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitacostadamorte.com\/?post_type=contenido&#038;p=68784"},"modified":"2025-06-18T07:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T05:13:00","slug":"castle-of-the-prince-in-a-ameixenda","status":"publish","type":"contenido","link":"https:\/\/visitacostadamorte.com\/en\/post\/castle-of-the-prince-in-a-ameixenda","title":{"rendered":"Castle of the Prince in A Ameixenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Castle of the Prince in A Ameixenda (Cee)<\/strong> is a remarkable example of 18th-century military architecture in the Costa da Morte. Its construction began in 1740 under the direction of military engineer Carlos Voysin, shortly after the capture of the Spanish ship <em>La Princesa<\/em> by the British near Cape Fisterra \u2014 an event that prompted a wave of coastal fortifications under the Bourbon monarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This fortress was part of a larger defensive system that also included the <strong>Castle of the Cardinal in Corcubi\u00f3n<\/strong>, <strong>Castle of San Carlos in Fisterra<\/strong>, and the <strong>Castle of the Sovereign in Camari\u00f1as<\/strong>. As the coast lost strategic importance due to events like the Battle of Trafalgar, the Napoleonic invasion, and the loss of Spain\u2019s American colonies, the castle was eventually sold at public auction and ceased to be state property by the end of the 19th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located atop dramatic cliffs overlooking the r\u00eda, the Castle of the Prince spans over 33,000 m\u00b2 and includes built structures, gardens, beach access, and a private dock. Though it is currently privately owned and closed to the public, it can still be admired from the sea, standing as a silent witness to the region\u2019s maritime and military history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Castle of the Prince in A Ameixenda (Cee) is a remarkable example of 18th-century military architecture in the Costa da Morte. Its construction began in 1740 under the direction of military engineer Carlos Voysin, shortly after the capture of the Spanish ship La Princesa by the British near Cape Fisterra \u2014 an event that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":68751,"template":"","concellos-contenido":[308],"categorias-contenido":[247],"class_list":["post-68784","contenido","type-contenido","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","concellos-contenido-cee-en","categorias-contenido-arquitectura-civil-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitacostadamorte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contenido\/68784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitacostadamorte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contenido"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitacostadamorte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/contenido"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitacostadamorte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitacostadamorte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"concellos-contenido","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitacostadamorte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/concellos-contenido?post=68784"},{"taxonomy":"categorias-contenido","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitacostadamorte.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorias-contenido?post=68784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}