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As most of you know reading spanish is not our forte but we tried to decipher the history that was given to us. We believe the merchants on the banks of lake Izabel and the Spanairds got together and built Castillo de san Felipe. The Merchants were being terrorized and the Spanairds needed a safe harbor in this area to rest their ships that were under constant attack by the Pirates. After it was built around 1595 the Pirates attacked took it over for a while then destroyed it. The Spanairds then rebuilt it and the cycle started over. I think the Pirates had control almost as much as the Spanish untill about 1736.

On this Day 2 Gringos took it over from the Guatemalans (for 40 Quetzales thats 5 US dollars) and held it proudly by themselves and no Pirates were able to take it from them. The great warrior linda manned the cannons while Captain Joe stood watch from the tallest tower. The whole time these two brave soldiers held San Felipe not another soul dared to enter.