Walk through this front gate of the Real Felipe Fortress and into centuries of Peruvian history. Part of the tour includes the Military Historical Museum. Together they exhibit weapons, uniforms, war artifacts and over 300 cannons. You will learn how the Spanish defended against pirates, surrendered to Simón Bolívar’s nationalists in 1836 and tried to reconquer the garrison during the Battle of Callao in 1866. This fort was also a prison and a customs house. The Museo del Ejército Peruano was established in 1984.
