Visit Fort San Cristobal

Puerto Rico

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Castillo de San Cristóbal (Puerto Rico)

For the Spanish homonymous fort, see Fort San Cristóbal (Spain). The Castillo de San Cristóbal is a Spanish fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built by Spain to protect against land based attacks on the city of San Juan. It is part of San Juan National Historic Site. Castillo de San Cristóbal is the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. When it was finished in 1783, it covered about 27 acres of land and basically wrapped around the city of San Juan.

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