Bulwark of Santa Catalina, like the rest of the Wall of the Navy, was characterized by a long constructive process in which the damages by the storms and the rebuilding were a constant. Raised in the project of Baptist Antonelli, it was finally 





















built by Cristóbal de Roda in 1625, who modified the initial layout by advancing the bastions of Santa Catalina in the direction of the Mouthpiece to gain fertile land with numerous jagüeyes.

The somewhat obsolete Italian ideas of beading applied by Roda, were not liked by the governor and also an engineer. Francisco Murga directed the construction between 1631 until its completion in 1638, extending the fortification with moats and revellines. The Santa Catalina, of two floors, had a wide adarve, access ramp, line, booths, reservoirs and a master cord.


The sea, and especially, the blasting by Baron De Pointis in 1697 made its reconstruction necessary in the 18th century. Juan de Herrera y Sotomayor in 1719 eliminates the low places, repairs the reservoirs and relocates the existing door, moving it to its current location next to San Lucas. In addition, the construction of the ram begins to protect the bulwark from the onslaught of the sea; work that Antonio de Arévalo will perfect at the end of the century. This brigadier engineer complements the defense of the avenue of the Great Cross by adding to the Santa Catalina the revealing of the Cabrero, with a wet moat and a covered road, which is currently not preserved since it was demolished at the end of the 19th century.