Las Bóvedas

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    Las Muralles, Plaza de las Bóvedas, San Diego

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These are 23 dungeons built between 1792 and 1796 in the city walls, which are more than 15m thick in this part. These dungeons were the last major construction carried out in colonial times and were destined for military purposes.

The vaults were used by the Spaniards as storerooms for munitions and provisions. Later, during the republican era, they were turned into a jail. The dungeons are now a little museum which, unusually, has explanatory signs in English - although unless you bring your own light you won't be able to read them since it's so badly lit!