Creme Dungeon
Greetings to all my fellow photography enthusiasts. Today, I am sharing images of a dungeon within San Antonio de la Eminencia Castle, located in the first city founded on the American mainland. The aim is to highlight certain details found inside the cramped dungeon. Among other visual features, I also highlight a sentry box at San Antonio Castle, notable for the striking lion's head relief at its base.
As shown in the description of the photographed plaque, the Venezuelan military officer and politician—and hero of Venezuelan independence—José Antonio Páez Herrera was held in that dungeon.
El artículo de El Nacional "El cautiverio de Páez"
resalta muy bien el episodio del confinamiento de José Antonio Páez en 1849: "Desde Valencia fue trasladado a Caracas y, posteriormente, confinado en el Castillo de San Antonio de la Eminencia de Cumaná, el 18 de septiembre del año 49, una fortaleza sombría donde la humedad y el aislamiento cobraban factura a sus prisioneros."
The El Nacional article "El cautiverio de Páez"
vividly highlights the episode of José Antonio Páez’s confinement in 1849: "He was transferred from Valencia to Caracas and subsequently confined—on September 18, 1849—in the Castle of San Antonio de la Eminencia in Cumaná, a grim fortress where dampness and isolation took a heavy toll on its prisoners."
I think it is wonderful how the Church of Santa Inés appears—rendered in true Impressionist style, diffused within an aura of midday sunlight—when viewed through the small rectangular window of the San Antonio Castle dungeon.
Uncaptioned portrait of the caudillo José Antonio Páez
Undated vintage portrait of San Antonio de la Eminencia Castle
Ficha técnica: Las fotografías presentadas aquí son de dominio personal y fueron capturadas con la cámara de un teléfono celular TECNO SPARK 20 Pro / Cámara trasera 108 M Triple Camera.
Technical details: The photographs presented here are personal property and were taken in August 2026 using a TECNO SPARK 20 Pro mobile phone (108 MP triple rear camera).
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