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San José Church (Spanish: Iglesia de San José), located in Old San Juan within the historic colonial zone of the capital of Puerto Rico, is one of the first significant works of architecture on the island. [1] [2] The church is one of the earliest surviving examples of 16th-century Spanish Gothic architecture in the Western hemisphere. [3] [4]
Old San Juan: 1521 Military, residence Located in the Old San Juan National Historic Landmark District. [1] Built as a fortified residence for Juan Ponce de León. The house has been on U.S. territory since Puerto Rico was annexed in 1898. San José Church: Old San Juan: 1532 Religious Located in the Old San Juan National Historic Landmark ...
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The original cathedral in what was the city of Puerto Rico (changed to San Juan Bautista in 1521) was constructed from wood in 1521. It was destroyed by a hurricane and the current church construction began in 1535, being practically completed in 1802, later in 1905 an upper portion to the facade was added.
National Register entries listed below are found in San Juan municipality, highlighted here. This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico covers the municipality of San Juan. Names of places given are as appear in the National Register, reflecting name as given in NRHP application at the date of listing.
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.
Casa Blanca (San Juan) Casa Rosa; Cathedral of San Juan, Puerto Rico; Catedral, Old San Juan; Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean; Chocobar Cortés; Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, San Juan; Coast Guard Station San Juan
The San Juan Cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico is one of the most important churches in the Caribbean, and one of the few in the Americas to feature New World medieval architecture. It is also the home of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan and the final resting place of Spanish Conquistador Juan Ponce de León