The Casa Fuerte de Barcelona is a historic building (with its origins dating back to 1647) located in the city of Barcelona in Venezuela. Also known as the Convent of the Missionaries of the Observant Fathers, this house was built by Don Juan Cedeño Albornoz. Originally built as a Franciscan hospice, La Casa Fuerte occupies the long block west of Plaza Bolivar. Today, while in Barcelona, you can visit the ruins of Casa Fuerte de Barcelona.