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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
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.
The Castillo de San Marcos, located on South Castillo Drive, is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. Made of a limestone called coquina (Spanish for "small shells"), construction began in 1672. In The fort was declared a National Monument in 1924, and after 251 years of continuous military possession, was deactivated in 1933.
beginning the built the Castillo de San Marcos: Nicolás Ponce de León II: 1673 – 1675 acting Pablo de Hita y Salazar: 1675 – 1680 Juan Márquez Cabrera: 1680 – 1687 Pedro de Aranda y Avellaneda: 1687 acting Diego de Quiroga y Losada: 1687 – 1693 Laureano de Torres y Ayala, Marquis of Casa Torres 1693 – 1699
Castillo De San Marcos. Location: St. Augustine, Florida Era: 1500s-1600s What to do: In the nation's oldest city, don't miss Castillo de San Marcos, constructed by the Spanish when Florida was ...
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.
First Built Use Notes St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church: North Miami Beach, Florida: 12th century Monastery ... Castillo de San Marcos: St. Augustine: 1695 Government
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 ...