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By the time of the Mexican War of Independence, when the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla came to the town, it was known as “San Felipe del Obraje”. On January 1, 1826, San Felipe del Obraje was declared a municipality and on October 13, 1877, the village was renamed San Felipe del Progreso. [1] The population of the town as of 2005 was ...
San Felipe (Kiliwa: Juwiy mja') [2] is a coastal city in San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, located on the Gulf of California. [3] The population of San Felipe was reported as 17,143 inhabitants in the 2020 Mexican Census. [ 1 ]
The municipality is situated in the San Felipe Desert, which is located in the rain shadow formed by the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir to its west, and is the most arid region of North America. [3] Picacho del Diablo , the highest point in Baja California at 3,095 metres (10,154 ft), lies within the municipality. [ 4 ]
Lying on the northwesternmost point of the islet of Old San Juan, Castillo San Felipe del Morro is named in honor of King Philip II of Spain.The fortification, also referred to as el Morro or 'the promontory,' was designed to guard the entrance to the San Juan Bay, and defend the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan from seaborne enemies.
Faro del Castillo San Felipe del Morro (English: Lighthouse of Promontory Castle of Saint Phillip), also known as Puerto San Juan Light (Light of Port San Juan), and most commonly referred to as Faro del Morro (El Morro Lighthouse), is a lighthouse atop the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan.
The new movie "The Long Game" tells the true story of the winning San Felipe High School golf team in Del Rio, Texas and the Mexican American educator and war veteran who was denied entry in a ...
Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, In San Juan Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce , known as El Castillo (The Castle), in Ponce, is the only structure directly related to the events of the land defense of Puerto Rico during the 1898 American invasion of the Island. [ 1 ]
The Castillo de San Felipe was built to protect the port of San Antonio de las Bodegas on the south shore of Lake Izabal from frequent pirate attacks, [10] mostly by English pirates. [2] After nightfall, passage along the river into the lake was blocked by a large chain that crossed from the fort to the far bank. [ 2 ]