"EL MORRO" - St. Juan, Puerto Rico - Historic Forts on Waymarking.com

A World Heritage Site.
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. All these defensive fortifications surround the old, colonial portion of San Juan, Puerto Rico. El Cañuelo Fort is located at Isla de Cabras at the western end of the entrance to the San Juan Bay. These magnificent historic forts were built by Spanish troops beginning in 1539 with a tower at El Morro and La Fortaleza and took more that 250 years. Most of the walls we see today were added later in a period of tremendous construction from the 1760's -1780's.
Text copied from http://www.nps.gov/saju/

The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1539 Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": Spain Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: I don't know What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: For protecting a travel or shipping route Current condition: Great restoration This site is administered by ----: National Parks Service If admission is charged -: 3.00 (listed in local currency) Open to the public?: Restricted hours -Admission charged Official or advertised web-page: [Web Link] Link to web-site that best describes this "Historic Fort": [Web Link] Link if this "Fort" is registered on your Countries/ State "Registry of Historical Sites or Buildi: [Web Link]

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