House of Spain Puerto Rican architect Pedro de Castro designed the Casa de España building in 1932 for a privite civic and cultural organization composed of Spanish citizens living in Puerto Rico.
Phone: 787-724-1044
North >> San Juan >> Attractions >> Historical Places
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La Fortaleza La Fortaleza was the first fortification built in San Juan harbor. Constructed between 1533 and 1540, the original fort consisted of a circular tower and four massive stone walls.
Phone: 787-729-6960
North >> San Juan >> Attractions >> Historical Places
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San Cristóbal Fort Completed in 1771, this castle was designed to protect the city from land invasions.
San Gerónimo Powder House The Polvorín de San Gerónimo (San Geronimo Powderhouse) is one of four gunpowder and ammunition storage buildings the Spanish built in the 18th century as part of San Juan's defensive system.
San Juan National Historic Site San Juan National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service, includes forts, bastions, powder houses, walls and El Cañuelo Fort, also called San Juan de la Cruz--defensive fortifications that once surrounded the old, colonial portion of San Juan.
Phone: 787-729-6960
North >> San Juan >> Attractions >> Historical Places
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Porta Coeli Church This church is the most famous attraction on the town of San Germán and it is one of the oldest churches in the Americas, let alone the oldest church under the United States jurisdiction.
Phone: (787) 892-5845
West >> San Germán >> Attractions >> Historical Places
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San Germán Historic District Visitors can see numerous beautiful homes in the district, including the noted Victorian-style Juan Ortiz Perichi House on Luna Street, which architect Jorge Rigau once called "one of the best developed spatial sequences in residential architecture in Puerto Rico."
Cruceta del Vigía In recent years, a new structure was built on a hill to the north of Ponce to commemorate that small "bohío" house that served as watch and protector of the people of the city of Ponce.
Phone: 1 (787) 259-3816 / 1 (800) 981-2275
South >> Ponce >> Attractions >> Historical Places
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