Evangelista Menga

Evangelista Menga (c. 1480 – c. 1571) was an Italian military engineer. He was from Francavilla Fontana. As the military architect of Emperor Charles V, he designed the Castello di Copertino, the , the , the and the defensive tower of Margherita di Savoia. He was the resident engineer of the Order of St. John from 1560 to 1567, and he was involved in repairing the fortifications of Malta during the Great Siege of 1565.

Evangelista Menga

Evangelista Menga (c. 1480 – c. 1571) was an Italian military engineer. He was from Francavilla Fontana. As the military architect of Emperor Charles V, he designed the Castello di Copertino, the , the , the and the defensive tower of Margherita di Savoia. He was the resident engineer of the Order of St. John from 1560 to 1567, and he was involved in repairing the fortifications of Malta during the Great Siege of 1565.