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La Fortaleza (Spanish for 'the fortress'), the first defensive fortification to be built in San Juan which today functions as the official executive residence to the Governor of Puerto Rico. Built between 1533 and 1540, it is now the oldest executive residence in the Western Hemisphere. San Juan National Historic Site ( Spanish: Sitio ...
San Juan National Historic Site (Spanish: Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which preserves and interprets the Spanish colonial-era fortification system of the city of San Juan, and features structures such as the San Felipe del Morro and San Cristóbal fortresses. [3]
Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" [4] of the islet of San Juan in San Juan.Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (sub-districts) of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
13000284 [ 2 ] Castillo San Felipe del Morro ( English: Promontory Castle of Saint Philip ), most commonly known as El Morro(The Promontory), is a large fortress and citadel in the historic district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Commissioned by King Charles I of Spain in 1539, it was first built as a fortified tower in honor of King Philip II ...
San Juan ( / ˌsæn ˈhwɑːn /, 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-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259.
The Walls of Old San Juan ( Spanish: Murallas del Viejo San Juan) is a defensive city wall that surrounds the western end of the San Juan Islet, site of the historic district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This defensive wall system was built between the 16th and 18th centuries to protect the city and the Bay of San Juan, a highly strategic point in ...
La Fortaleza from the Bay of San Juan as recorded in the 1671 edition of John Ogilby's America, one of the most influential works of the 17th Century. La Fortaleza was the first defensive fortification built in the historic city of Old San Juan, originally known as Ciudad de Puerto Rico (rich port city), and the first of a series of military structures built to protect the city, which included ...
The city boasts rich history, colorful architecture, a lush rainforest and some of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean. ... 10 reasons to visit San Juan, Puerto Rico right now.