The first was in 1797 when a British onslaught was repelled. Fort San Cristóbal was constructed from 1765 until 1783, a remarkably short time for such a huge undertaking. This formidable defense spanned 27 acres of Old San Juan. The largest was Castillo San Cristóbal (Saint Christopher Fort). El Morro, Calle del Morro, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico Enlarge/Slideshow See On Map DirectionsĢ2 Castillo San Cristóbal in San Juan, Puerto Ricoĭuring the 16th through the 18th centuries, the Spanish built countless fortresses in the Caribbean and South America. Army moved out in 1961, El Morro was turned over to the U.S. In 1915, the first shot by the United States in World War I was fired from El Morro on a German ship. El Morro was attacked by the buccaneer Sir Frances Drake in 1595, by George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, three years later, the Dutch in 1625, the British in 1797 and the American Navy in 1898. It proved worthy of these accolades several times. By the late 1780s, El Morro was called a Defense of the First Order and was one of the best fortifications in the Americas. Additional enhancements were made under King Felipe IV in the mid-17th century and King Charles III one hundred years later. In English, it means the Castle of Saint Philip on the Headland. The citadel was named Castillo San Felipe del Morro in honor of the king.
Antonelli was the chief architect of Spanish forts throughout the New World. In 1587, his son, Philip II of Spain, commissioned Battista Antonelli to design an elaborate expansion. The initial fort was small and ill-equipped. In 1539, King Charles I of Spain ordered the construction of a defense for Puerto Rico de San Juan Bautista. 17 History of El Morrow in San Juan, Puerto RicoĪfter walking across a large, treeless hill called the Field of Fire, over a drawbridge and beneath a Spanish coat of arms, you step into nearly five hundred years of history.
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