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2. Old San Juan - Wikipedia

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   Old San Juan ( Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" [ 4] of the islet of San Juan in San Juan. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (sub-districts) of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

3. San Juan National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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   66000930 [ 2] San Juan National Historic Site ( Spanish: Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service -managed historic site which preserves and interprets the Spanish colonial-era fortification system of the city of San Juan, and features structures such as the San ...

4. San Juan, Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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   San Juan and bay, Puerto Rico, 1766 City Wall of San Juan, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Regional Spanish Colonial era architecture in Old San Juan San Juan underwent attacks from the English led by Sir Francis Drake in 1595 (in what is known as the Battle of Puerto Rico ) and by George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland , in 1598.

5. Castillo San Felipe del Morro - Wikipedia

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   13000284 [ 2 ] Castillo San Felipe del Morro ( English: Promontory Castle of Saint Philip ), most commonly known as El Morro(The Promontory), is a large fortress and citadel in the historic district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Commissioned by King Charles I of Spain in 1539, it was first built as a fortified tower in honor of King Philip II ...

6. Walls of Old San Juan - Wikipedia

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   The Walls of Old San Juan ( Spanish: Murallas del Viejo San Juan) is a defensive city wall that surrounds the western end of the San Juan Islet, site of the historic district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This defensive wall system was built between the 16th and 18th centuries to protect the city and the Bay of San Juan, a highly strategic point in ...

7. Castillo San Cristóbal (San Juan) - Wikipedia

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   Castillo San Cristóbal ( English: Saint Christopher Castle) is a fortress in the historic district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. [ 2 ] Dating back to defense expansions following attacks by the English in 1598 and the Dutch in 1625, it was first built in 1634 as the ...

8. Capilla del Cristo - Wikipedia

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   Capilla del Cristo (Chapel of Christ), also called Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud is a small chapel / museum located in the Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. [ 3] Built in the 18th century and saved from demolition in the 20th century and preserved, the structure has become a cultural icon of Puerto Rico. Most of the articles located at its ...

9. La Fortaleza - Wikipedia

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   La Fortaleza from the Bay of San Juan as recorded in the 1671 edition of John Ogilby's America, one of the most influential works of the 17th Century. La Fortaleza was the first defensive fortification built in the historic city of Old San Juan, originally known as Ciudad de Puerto Rico (rich port city), and the first of a series of military structures built to protect the city, which included ...