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Lying on the northwesternmost point of the islet of Old San Juan, Castillo San Felipe del Morro is named in honor of King Philip II of Spain.The fortification, also referred to as el Morro or 'the promontory,' was designed to guard the entrance to the San Juan Bay, and defend the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan from seaborne enemies.
They massacred the Portobelo barracks in 1668 and managed to capture numerous Spanish coastal towns and fortifications. On several occasions, buccaneers forces crossed the isthmus, capturing Spanish ships, and captured weakly fortified Pacific ports in Central America, Mexico, and Peru. While the great fortresses of the Caribbean should have ...
Spanish Colonial fortifications — located in former Spanish colonies. Subcategories. ... Fort of Santa Catalina, Lima; Spanish fortifications in America
Spanish Fort (Colorado) Spanish Fort (New Orleans) Fort St. Philip This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 08:22 (UTC). ...
The Fortaleza San Felipe is a historic Spanish fortress located in the north of the Dominican Republic in the province of Puerto Plata.Also known as El Morro de San Felipe, it was used to protect the City of Puerto Plata from foreign invaders, pirates, and privateers. [1]
In 1597, after Drake's episode, the Spanish Empire decided to fortify the port as the treasury was moved to Portobelo. Fort San Felipe was built first at the entrance to the harbour and was fortified with 35 canons. Fort San Jeronimo was built on the eastern part, and Fort Santiago de la Gloria, on the western part of
Fort San Cristóbal (Spain) Castillo de San Julián; T. Torre Negra; W. Walls of Pontevedra This page was last edited on 27 April 2020, at 00:42 (UTC). Text is ...
Although the fort had a water-filled moat at the time, it was originally a dry moat. In 1924, Fort Marion was designated as a National Monument. In 1933 it was transferred to the National Park Service from the War Department. In 1942, in honor of its Spanish heritage, Congress authorized renaming the fort as Castillo de San Marcos.