On the opposite side of town in the Barrio San Blas is the smaller Castillo de San Fernando, begun during the War of Independence (1808-1814).
After the War of Independence, Castillo de San Fernando was started.
About 410,000 people live on Guadeloupe with some 40,000 on its administrative dependencies (Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthelemy, Marie-Galante, Les Saintes, and Desirade).