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The Cubo Line
Santo Domingo Redoubt & City Gate
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 1. The Cubo Line Marker | | |
Inscription. Following the 1702 English siege of St. Augustine, the Spanish began construction of a defensive system to protect the Presidio. The Cubo Line, built in 1704 to safeguard the town's northern sector, was the first line of defense the Spanish raised.
In the early 18th century, the Spanish in Florida used the medieval term Cubo to describe rounded, pointed or square bastions built into defensive walls. The Cubo Line derived its name from three cubos built into its wall.
Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, the Spanish in Florida applied the term reducto (redoubt) to cubos built into the defensive walls.
Erected by City of St. Augustine.
Location. 29° 53.881′ N, 81° 18.893′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in Saint Johns County. Marker is at the intersection of Cordova Street and Orange Street, on the right when traveling south on Cordova Street. Click for map. Located in front of the Santo Domingo Redoubt reconstruction. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Santo Domingo Redoubt (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); Los Floridanos (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); Fuente de los Caņos de San Francisco (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone (within shouting distance of this marker); Huguenot Cemetery (about 300 feet away, in a direct line). Click for a list of all markers in St. Augustine. |
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Spanish Period Map | | Late First Spanish Period Map (1764) map by J.J. Elixio de la Puente. The map shows the locations of the Rosario Line and the Santo Domingo Redoubt. | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Inset Showing Details of the Spanish Map | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 4. Depiction of the Eastern Portion of the Cubo Line | | The eastern portion of the Cubo Line (reconstructed here) incorporated the City Gate and the Santo Domingo Redoubt. This wall, also known as the interior line, ran westward from the Castillo to the San Sebastian River. | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 5. Profile of the Redoubt | | The profile of the Santo Domingo Redoubt followed a standard design employed for centuries in the construction of redoubts, defensive lines and other field works. | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 6. The Cubo Line Marker | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011 | |
| | | 7. Orange Street | | Orange Street follows roughly the same course of the Cubo Line, extending west from the Castillo. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 29, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 268 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 29, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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