La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Between the 15th and 19th centuries, a series of defensive structures was built at this strategic point in the Caribbean Sea to protect the city and the Bay of San Juan. They represent a fine display of European military architecture adapted to harbour sites on the American continent.
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La Fortaleza and San Juan Historic Site in Puerto Rico played a strategic role at the beginning of the Spanish colonization. This long military history can be found in the defensive system.
La Fortaleza is the most prominent of the many fortresses, founded between 1530-1540. San Juan National Historic Site includes forts San Cristóbal, San Felipe del Morro, and San Juan de la Cruz also called El Cañuelo, plus bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the city wall.
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