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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 Felipe del Morro and San Cristóbal fortresses. [3]
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States in the Caribbean. [1] The world heritage site consists of several historic defensive structures built by the Spanish Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries to defend the ...
Paseo del Morro (English: Morro Promenade), is a waterside, riprap-lined, and breakwater-protected pedestrian promenade about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, located in the historic district of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" [2] 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.
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 ...
Northwest triangle of San Juan Islet; also roughly bounded by Muñoz Rivera and Ponce de León Avenues, Paseo de Covadonga, and J. A. Corretejer and Recinto Sur Streets 18°27′58″N 66°06′55″W / 18.4661°N 66.1154°W / 18.4661; -66.1154 ( Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan – Old San Juan Historic
1949 – San Juan National Historic Site is established. 1961 – The U.S. Army moves out of the forts of Old San Juan, and they become the jurisdiction of the United States National Park Service, to be preserved solely as museums. 1971 – Featured in the Mission: Impossible episode "The Field" (season 5th, episode 17th). [17]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 November 2024. Capital and largest city of Puerto Rico Capital city and Municipality in Puerto Rico, United States San Juan Municipio Autónomo de San Juan Capital city and Municipality Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Santurce, San Juan Bay, and Old San Juan from San Cristóbal Fortress Old San ...