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San Cristóbal in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
 

The Heart of San Cristobal

El Corazón de San Cristóbal

 
 
The Heart of San Cristobal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 21, 2012
1. The Heart of San Cristobal Marker
Inscription. You are standing in the heart of Castillo San Cristobal, its main plaza, or plaza de armas. Completed by 1797, it looked then much as you see it now. This plaza de armas witnessed the daily events of military life in a Spanish fortress for more than a century.

Here on the main plaza floor, troops drilled, were inspected, and assembled for formal events. The vaulted rooms around the plaza---called casemates----housed officers’ quarters, barracks, storage areas, the kitchen and the latrine. If necessary, cannon could be fired from casemates as well. During San Cristobal’s heyday, this plaza would have been a very busy place.

Today San Cristobal’s main plaza houses exhibit areas, a bookstore, restrooms, and a troop quarters area that has been restored to its historic appearance.

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Hoy en la plaza de armas de San Cristóbal hay exhibiciones, una librería, baños y un cuartel de tropas que ha sido restaurado a su apariencia histórica.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
 
Location. 18° 28.044′ N, 66° 6.672′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in San Cristóbal. Marker is on Bulevar del Valle. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker. In Defense of San Juan / En defenso de San Juan (here, next to this marker); What About Water? / ¿De Dónde Viene el Agua? (here, next to this marker); Firepower (here, next to this marker); Three Flags (here, next to this marker); National Historic Site (here, next to this marker); Historic San Juan / San Juan Historico (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Escuela José Julián Acosta (about 500 feet away); Casino de Puerto Rico (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.
 
The Heart of San Cristobal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012
2. The Heart of San Cristobal Marker
The Heart of San Cristobal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 21, 2012
3. The Heart of San Cristobal Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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