The Tower of San Pellegrinu (Corsican: Torra di San Pellegrinu) was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Penta-di-Casinca on the east coast of the Corsica.
| Tower of San Pellegrinu | |
|---|---|
| Native name Torra di San Pellegrinu (Corsican) | |
  Location of Tower of San Pellegrinu in Corsica | |
| Coordinates | 42°27′1″N 9°32′28″E / 42.45028°N 9.54111°E |
| Built | Second half of 16th century |
The tower was built in the sixteenth century sometime before 1573.[1] It was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[2] The Tower of San Pellegrinu was demolished by the Genoese in 1762 to prevent it falling into the hands of the rebel forces led by Pasquale Paoli.[1]
In 2003 the tower was added to the "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage" maintained by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Base Mérimée: Poste d'observation, tour génoise de San Pellegrino, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie (eds.). La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
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