Fort of San Diego

Fort San Diego
Fuerte de San Diego
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
View of the Fort of San Diego
Coordinates	16°51′0″N 99°54′8.6″W / 16.85000°N 99.902389°W / 16.85000; -99.902389
Type	Star fort
Site information
Controlled by	Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Intact
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1616–1617 (first fort) 1778–1783 (second fort)
Built by	Spanish Empire
Materials	Stone
Battles/wars	Mexican War of Independence French intervention in Mexico Mexican Revolution
Garrison information
Past commanders	Pedro Antonio Vélez (1813)

The Fort of San Diego (Spanish: Fuerte de San Diego), formerly also known as the Fort of San Carlos (Spanish: Fuerte de San Carlos) is a star fort in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. It was built by the Spanish Empire, and it was one of the most important Spanish fortifications along the Pacific coast. The fort was first built in the 17th century, but was completely rebuilt in the 18th century. Today, it is an important landmark in Acapulco, and it is open to the public as the Acapulco Historic Museum (Spanish: Museo Histórico de Acapulco).