San Juan National Historic Site (San Juan, P.R.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
האתר ההיסטורי הלאומי בסן חואן (סן חואן, פוארטו ריקו)
Name (Latin)
San Juan National Historic Site (San Juan, P.R.)
Other forms of name
Monumentos Historicos Nacionales de San Juan (San Juan, P.R.)
Coordinates
-66.11027778 -66.11027778 18.4675 18.4675 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Historic sites Puerto Rico
National parks and reserves Puerto Rico
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q281149
Library of congress: sh 85117125

Wikipedia description:

San Juan National Historic Site (Spanish: Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which preserves and interprets the Spanish colonial-era fortification system of the city of San Juan, and features structures such as the San Felipe del Morro and San Cristóbal fortresses. This fortification system is the oldest European construction under United States jurisdiction and one of the oldest in the New World. This national historic site, together with La Fortaleza, have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.

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