Work on the fort started in 1646 by the engineer Juan de Somovilla and its name was related with the governor Luis Fernandez de Cordoba. The Castle was attacked several times with the most famous being the French
Raid on Cartagena in 1697 and the British
Attack on Cartagena in 1741.
1697 attack During the
War of the League of Augsburg, French troops and pirates, attacked the castle on 13 April 1697 and took it on 15 April 1697, but the castle was not destroyed because of the heroic defense of
Don Sancho Jimeno and because of the strategic position.
1741 attack During the
War of Jenkins' Ear, Cartagena was sieged by English troops. On 13 March 1741 the British navy captured and severely damaged the castle, and then put it on fire, destroying it completely, during the retreat. In 1753, the building of a new fortress started, the Castle of San Fernando de Bocachica, by the engineer
Antonio de Arévalo, over the ruins of the old castle. The fortress was completed in 1759. It continues today as an important tourist attraction. ==References==