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San Juan in San Juan County, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

National Historic Site
San Juan
— Puerto Rico —

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By Don Morfe, April 21, 2012

1. National Historic Site Marker

Inscription. Here in San Juan are the oldest European type masonry fortifications in United States Territory. The historic site includes the Spanish built forts of El Morro, El Canuelo, San Cristobal, Casa Blanca and the old city walls. These structures date from 1525-1787. They were built to create and impregnable position at the eastern entrance to the Caribbean Sea. The unsurpassed strategic location of San Juan Harbor made the island of Puerto Rico of vital importance to the Spanish imperial system in the New World. National Park Service United States Department of the Interior

Location. 18° 28.044′ N, 66° 6.672′ W. Marker is in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in San Juan County. Marker is on Bulevar del Valle. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan PR 00901, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Heart of San Cristobal (here, next to this marker); Three Flags (here, next to this marker); Firepower (here, next to this marker); What About Water? (here, next to this marker); In Defense of San Juan (here, next to this marker); Defending San Juan (approx. 0.7 miles away); A Defense of the 1st Order (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Main Plaza (approx. 0.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in San Juan.

By Don Morfe, April 21, 2012

2. National Historic Site Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 9, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. This page has been viewed 66 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.