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The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
San Juan (/ ˌ s æ n ˈ hw ɑː n / san WHAHN, Spanish: [saŋ ˈxwan]; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-most populous city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a ...
In 1521, the newer settlement was given its formal name: Puerto Rico de San Juan Bautista. The ambiguous use of San Juan Bautista and Puerto Rico for both the city and the island in time led to a reversal in practical use by most inhabitants: by 1746 the name for the city (Puerto Rico) had become that of the entire island, leading to the city ...
Banner of the 12th artillery battalion, whose force covered the batteries of San Juan during the battle of May 12, 1898. Nº 3.466 of the Artillery Museum Catalog.-4. Flag of the Mayagüez Volunteers battalion. Nº 4.972 of the Artillery Museum Catalog. Ordóñez gun. 1625 – The Dutch attack and take San Juan from the land side. Construction ...
The only settlement that remained was the capital, San Juan. French corsairs would again sack San Germán in 1538 and 1554. Spain, determined to defend its possession, began the fortification of the inlet of San Juan in the early 16th century. In 1532, construction of the first fortifications began with La Fortaleza, 'the Fortress' near the ...
The Battle of San Juan Hill (Spanish: Batalla de las Colinas de San Juan), also known as the Battle for the San Juan Heights, was a major battle of the Spanish–American War fought between an American force under the command of William Rufus Shafter and Joseph Wheeler against a Spanish force led by Arsenio Linares y Pombo.
Timeline of San Juan, Puerto Rico; References This page was last edited on 8 April 2024, at 17:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Battle of San Juan (1595) was a Spanish victory during the Anglo–Spanish War. This war broke out in 1585 and was fought not only in the European theatre but in Spain's American colonies. This war broke out in 1585 and was fought not only in the European theatre but in Spain's American colonies.