Castillo de Jagua

Castillo de Jagua
Location within Cuba
General information
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial architecture
Town or cityCienfuegos
Country Cuba
Coordinates22°04′N 80°28′W / 22.067°N 80.467°W / 22.067; -80.467
Completed1742

The Castle of Jagua (Spanish: Castillo de Jagua) is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Cienfuegos Bay (Spanish: Bahia de Cienfuegos), in the port of Jagua. It was originally named "Castillo (or Fortaleza) de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua" (Castle -or Fortress- of Our Lady of the Angels of Jagua). It was built in 1742.