Historical Markers in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012

A Never Ending Challenge Marker

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1 ► Puerto Rico, Municipio de Toa Baja, Toa Baja, Palo Seco — A Never-Ending Challenge / Un Trabajo Que Nunca Se Acaba —

Wind, rain, salt, sun, plants, people and time all do what foreign invaders never did—tear down the stone and mortar walls at Fort San Juan de la Cruz. Preventing a historic structure like El Canuelo from falling into decay is a . . . — — Map (db m60029) HM

2 ► Puerto Rico, Municipio de Toa Baja, Toa Baja, Palo Seco — Crossfire / Fuego cruzado —

Spain built the stone fort to your right, called San Juan de la Cruz, or “El Cañuelo”, to create a deadly crossfire with the guns of Castillo San Felipe del Morro on the other side of the bay. Just imagine yourself as an English . . . — — Map (db m60032) HM

3 ► Puerto Rico, Municipio de Toa Baja, Toa Baja, Palo Seco — Defending San Juan / Defensa de San Juan —

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 . . . — — Map (db m59975) HM

4 ► Puerto Rico, Municipio de Toa Baja, Toa Baja, Palo Seco — Imagine Life Here / Imagine Vivir Aquí —

Imagine Life Here Imagine being a Spanish soldier stationed here 350 years ago. Your job was to guard the San Juan Harbor entrance and the mouth of the Bayamón River from enemy attack. But year after year no enemy came. Did . . . — — Map (db m60031) HM