Then he saw him, or what appeared to be him, walking along the watchtower of La Punta Castle at the harbor entrance. He rubbed his eyes to clear his sight. Now there was no doubt. A short distance ahead was Wolfgang König. In 1587, a decision was made to fortify both flanks of Havana Harbour. This led to constructing El Morro on the north bank and this fort – Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta – on the south side. La Punta suffered from constant building delays and a hurricane in 1595. By 1602, plans for an elaborate stronghold were scrapped. The citadel was finished as a stone keep in 1630. La Punta was restored during the 1990s. In 2002, San Salvador de la Punta Museum opened inside with the mission to chronicle the fort’s history.
