Castillo de la Real Fuerza
The Castillo de la Real Fuerza was a Spanish fort in Havana, Cuba.
Built in 1577, the Castillo replaced a much older fort, then inadequate fort, in protecting Havana's harbor. Eventually, the Castillo too proved to be inadequate, and was converted into an official residence.
History
In 1715 the Castillo housed the city guards' "loot room", and it was here that any items of value confiscated by the city guards were stored. In July of that year, the pirate Edward Kenway infiltrated the Castillo in order to regain Duncan Walpole's letter to the Governor of Cuba, Laureano de Torres y Ayala, and the accompanying blood vial.
Seven years later, in 1722, the Castillo was once again infiltrated by Edward Kenway, this time acting on behalf of the Assassin Order, in his pursuit of Laureano de Torres, the Grand Master of the Templar Order.