Castillo de San Buenaventura

Castillo de San Buenaventura is a defense tower located in Caleta de Fuste, a small town on the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain.

In the 18th century, the archipelago's commanding general at the time, Andrés Bonito y Pignatelli, ordered military engineer Claudio de L'Isle to build a tower to defend the area against pirates who operated from France, England and North Africa (Barbary pirates).

Bonito y Pignatelli, who also built Torre de Tostón in the coastal town of El Cotillo, died in 1743.

Castillo de San Buenaventura included two iron cannons, a vault supported by a solid pillar in the center, as well as men employed as watchmen.

Located near Caleta de Fuste's marina, visitors can access the tower via a stone staircase, which features a drawbridge with iron chains.