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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-17, "Castillo de San Marcos, 1 Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL", 41 photos, 21 measured drawings, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material; HABS No. FL-17-A, "Castillo de San Marcos, Administration Building", 1 color transparency, 1 photo caption page
After the 1702 siege of St. Augustine and its burning to the ground by troops under the command of James Moore, governor of Carolina, the Spanish determined to improve the defenses of St. Augustine outside the confines of their massive masonry fortress, the Castillo de San Marcos.
finishing the built of the Castillo de San Marcos; Later served as royal governor of Cuba José de Zúñiga y la Cerda: 1699 – 1706 later served as governor of Cartagena de Indias: Francisco de Córcoles y Martínez: 1706 – 1716 Pedro de Olivera y Fullana: 1716 Juan de Ayala y Escobar: 1716 – 1718 acting Antonio de Benavides: 1718 – 1734
Nicolás Suárez Ponce de León II was a Spanish soldier who served as acting governor of Spanish Florida from 1663 to 1664, and from 1673 to 1675. [1] He was appointed to a second term as interim governor after the death of Manuel de Cendoya, and continued construction of the masonry fort, the Castillo de San Marcos, to defend the city against attacks by British colonists from the Province of ...
The Spanish built the Castillo de San Marcos to defend St. Augustine. After Florida became a U.S. territory, its name was changed to Fort Marion. Today a national park site, its name was officially restored to the Castillo de San Marcos. During most of the American Civil War the Florida city of St. Augustine was under Union control.
St. Augustine 1750 House Segui-Smith House: St. Augustine 1754 House St. Francis Barracks: St. Augustine 1755 Religious/Military O'Reilly House: St. Augustine 1760-1785 House Rodriguez-Avero-Sanchez House: St. Augustine 1762 House Llambias House: St. Augustine Before 1763 House González-Jones House: St. Augustine Before 1763 House Lindsley ...
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The presence of Castillo de San Marcos, a coquina fort built by the Spanish and now controlled by the U.S. military and renamed Fort Marion, brought a larger military presence to town. A decade after Florida became a U.S. territory in 1821, the need for more and better visitor accommodations became pressing.