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2. Old San Juan - Wikipedia

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   Old San Juan. /  18.46639°N 66.11028°W  / 18.46639; -66.11028. Old San Juan ( Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" [ 4] of the islet of San Juan in San Juan. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (sub-districts ...

3. San Juan National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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   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. [3]

4. Flag of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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   The introduction of a flag in Puerto Rico can be traced back to November 19, 1493 when Christopher Columbus landed on the island's shore, and with the flag appointed to him by the Spanish Crown, claimed the island, originally known by its native Taíno people as Borikén, in the name of Spain, calling it San Juan Bautista (Saint John Baptist ...

5. Walls of Old San Juan - Wikipedia

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   October 15, 1966. Reference no. 66000930 [1] The Walls of Old San Juan ( Spanish: Murallas del Viejo San Juan) is a defensive city wall that surrounds the western end of the San Juan Islet, site of the historic district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This defensive wall system was built between the 16th and 18th centuries to protect the city and the ...

6. Ballajá Barracks - Wikipedia

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   72001553. Location in Puerto Rico. The Ballajá Barracks ( Cuartel de Ballajá in Spanish) is a historic building and former military barracks located in the Ballajá section of Old San Juan, in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is located close to El Morro and its esplanade, between the Morovis, Beneficiencia and Norzagaray streets.

7. San Juan Mountains - Wikipedia

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   The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray ...

8. Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery - Wikipedia

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   Old San Juan Historic District ( ID72001553) Designated NHLDCP. October 10, 1972. The Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery is a colonial-era cemetery located in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the final resting place of many of Puerto Rico 's most prominent natives and residents. Construction began in 1863 under the auspices of Ignacio ...

9. San Juan, Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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   San Juan and bay, Puerto Rico, 1766 City Wall of San Juan, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Regional Spanish Colonial era architecture in Old San Juan San Juan underwent attacks from the English led by Sir Francis Drake in 1595 (in what is known as the Battle of Puerto Rico ) and by George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland , in 1598.