Fuerte de Victoria Grande

Today: Fuerte de Victoria Grande, Melilla

Place: Melilla
Kind: Fort
Built: 1735 to 1736
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The fort that Juan Martín Zermeño built between 1735 and 1736 to defend Melilla from the Altura del Cubo. In the 19th century it served as a prison (the liberals José María Calatrava and Francisco Sánchez Barbero were confined there during the absolutist decade) and it was a civil jail from 1919 until 1996. Rehabilitated between 2013 and 2015, with later additions removed, it reopened to the public on 30 March 2015.

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