title: Batería de la Reina
text: # Batería de la Reina
  
  Batería de la de la Reina, built between 1856 and 1861, was a colonial military defense fortress that had accommodations for a garrison of 250 men and 44 pieces of artillery. It was demolished in 1901. Its site was in the esplanade that today occupies the Antonio Maceo park. The fort was a semi-circular building with a 44-gun battery facing the sea. Its fires intersected with those of the Santa Clara Battery and the “Castillo de la Punta”.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Map of the Caleta de San Lazaro showing the Batería de la Reina.
  * Batería de la Reina.4 demolition.
  * Batería de la Reina
  * Batería de la Reina.2 demolition.
  * Batería de la Reina.3 demolition.
  