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The Castillo de San Marcos (Spanish for “St. Mark’s Castle”) is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States; it is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in St. Augustine, Florida.
Roughly bounded by Castillo Drive, San Marcos Avenue, Old Mission Avenue, and U.S. Route 1 29°54′07″N 81°19′05″W / 29.901944°N 81.318056°W / 29.901944; -81.318056 ( North City Historic
Engineer Pedro Ruiz de Olano, who had worked on additions to the Castillo de San Marcos, [6] designed the fortified observation tower. [7] Convicts, slaves, and troops from Cuba were used as labor to erect the structure, which was sited on present-day Rattlesnake Island [ 8 ] and had a commanding position over Matanzas Inlet.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: October 15, 1924: St.Augustine: St. Johns: This fort was built in 1672-95 to protect early Spanish settlers. 2: De Soto National Memorial: March 11, 1948: west of Bradenton: Manatee: Commemorates the landing of Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto in 1539. De Soto's expedition was the first extensive ...
A 1938 Works Progress Administration poster for Fort Marion National Monument, now called Castillo de San Marcos. The United States has 138 protected areas known as national monuments. The president of the United States can establish a national monument by presidential proclamation, and the United States Congress can do so by
Castle of San Marcos (also Castillo de Alfonso X El Sabio) is a medieval castle located in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain. The castle was erected as a fortified church by King Alfonso X of Castile. It was built on the site of a mosque of which the wall of the qibla survives.