Palo Seco in Toa Baja in Municipio de Toa Baja, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Defending San Juan / Defensa de San Juan
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012
1. Defending San Juan Marker
Defending San Juan
The small fort to your right, called San Juan de la Cruz, or El Canuelo, helped protect the entrance to San Juan Harbor. It is part of an extensive fortification system built by Spain over a 250-year period. The major surviving parts of these fortifications—which you can visit today—make up San Juan National Historic Site.
More to See
Discover Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Castillo San Cristóbal, and San Juan’s historic city walls. Walk on the Paseo del Morro along San Juan Bay beneath San Felipe del Morro.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) considers San Juan's fortificaciones to be among the most significant cultural sites in the world, and has declared San Juan National Historic Site a World Heritage Site.
El pequeño fuerte a su derecha, denominado Fortín San Juan de la Cruz o El Cañuelo, ayudaba a proteger la entrada de la Bahía de San Juan. Este forma parte del amplio sistema de fortificaciones construido por España durante un periodo de 250 años. La gran mayoría
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Más para ver
Descubra el Castillo San Felipe del Morro, el Castillo San Cristóbal, y las murallas históricas de la ciudad de San Juan.
La Organización para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura de las Naciones Unidas considera que las fortificaciones de San Juan están entre los lugares culturales más importantes del mundo y ha declarado al San Juan National Historic Site como Patrimonio Mundial.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.
Location. 18° 27.984′ N, 66° 8.184′ W. Marker is in Toa Baja in Municipio de Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. It is in Palo Seco. Marker is on State Highway 870. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toa Baja PR 00949, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Crossfire / Fuego cruzado (a few steps from this marker); A Never-Ending Challenge / Un Trabajo Que Nunca Se Acaba (a few steps from this marker); Imagine Life Here / Imagine Vivir Aquí (within shouting distance of this marker); The Main Plaza / Plaza principal
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012
2. Defending San Juan Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012
3. Defending San Juan Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012
4. Defending San Juan Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012
5. Defending San Juan Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 2, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
