The Castillo de San Antón is a 16th-century castle that formed part, together with the Castillo de Santa Cruz and the Castillo de San Diego, of a strategic network of …

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The Castillo de Santo Antón Archaeological and Historical Museum is located in an old fortress built in the 16th century. From the 16th to the 18th centuries it was a defensive building and a prison, later it was used as a pesthouse to isolate sailors who arrived in the city affected by an infectious disease.

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It was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1949 and since 1994 it has been considered a Site of Cultural Interest with a Monument category. Since its inauguration in 1968, it houses the Archaeological and Historical Museum of La Coruña.

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Location: A Coruña, Septentrional, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

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