Given the strategic importance of Cerro del Viento, the nearby hill of Cerro de las Mayas had been earmarked for an improvised star fortification by the Italian general Ventura de Tarragona, but it had not been built, leaving the Fort of San Miguel vulnerable.
Given the strategic importance of Cerro del Viento, the nearby hill of Cerro de las Mayas was occupied by Spanish troops. An improvised star fortification had been planned there by the Italian general Ventura de Tarragona but had not been built, leaving the Fort of San Miguel vulnerable.