The construction of the Fort of San Felipe, ordered by the Governor of Yucatan, Antonio de Figueroa y Silva, began in 1725 and ended in 1733. The architectural project had its origin because at that time, Bacalar was constantly looted by English, French, Dutch, African, white and Eastern pirates.
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During the Caste War the fort was taken by the insurgent indigenous people on February 21, 1858. Over the years it had various uses of a military nature, until in 1965 one of its four bastions was adapted as a museum and declared a National Historical Heritage.
The museum collection is made up of Mayan archaeological pieces and objects from the colonial era, such as weapons, ammunition and utensils for daily use, as well as plans, maps and information cards. It exhibits a mural by maestro Elio Carmichael, in which the most relevant historical events in the region can be observed.
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