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Between 1818 and 1821, the structure was repaired and used as an artillery quarter during the War of
Independence. It was later used as a magazine for the storage of gunpowder and ammunition in 1830; two years later, it functioned as barraks and armory. By 1899, the facility serviced as headquarters,
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459:(in Spanish). Disfrute Margarita.
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324:Raúl Leoni
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