Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a fort in San Juan built and finished in 1783. It covers about 27 acres of land and wrapped most of the city. It was built by Spain to protect against land based attacks on the city of San Juan. It resisted many attacks from many enemies, even from Sir Francis Drake. After close to one hundred years of relative peace in the area, part of the fortification (about a third) was demolished in 1897 to help ease the flow of traffic in and out of the walled city.
Castillo San Cristóbal is a fort in San Juan built and finished in 1783. It covers about 27 acres of land and wrapped most of the city. It was built by Spain to protect against land based attacks on the city of San Juan. It resisted many attacks from many enemies, even from Sir Francis Drake. After close to one hundred years of relative peace in the area, part of the fortification (about a third) was demolished in 1897 to help ease the flow of traffic in and out of the walled city.
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