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La Fortaleza

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La Fortaleza
Palacio de Santa Catalina
From top, left to right: Wide front view of La Fortaleza; close-up front view of the palace; view of Calle de la Fortaleza (Fortaleza Street) leading to the palace; close-up back views of the palace within the Walls of Old San Juan and above Paseo de la Princesa from San Juan Bay; and wide aerial, back view of the palace in the historic district of Old San Juan
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General information
TypeMedieval fortification, Castle, Palace, Mansion
Architectural styleFortification, Spanish Renaissance, Neoclassical
LocationOld San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Address63 Calle Fortaleza, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901
Coordinates18°27′51″N 66°7′9″W / 18.46417°N 66.11917°W / 18.46417; -66.11917
Construction started1533
Completed1540
Known forBattle of San Juan (1595) Battle of San Juan (1598) Battle of San Juan (1625) Battle of San Juan (1797) Bombardment of San Juan (1898)
Website
www.fortaleza.pr.gov
TypeCultural
Criteriavi
Designated1983 (7th session)
Part ofLa Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Reference no.266
RegionThe Americas
Official nameLa Fortaleza
DesignatedOctober 9, 1960[1]
Reference no.66000951
Official nameLa Fortaleza
DesignatedOctober 15, 1966[2]

La Fortaleza (English: The Fortress), also known as Palacio de Santa Catalina[3] (Saint Catherine's Palace), has been the official residence of the governor of Puerto Rico since the 16th century, making it the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the New World. Built between 1533 and 1540 by orders of Charles I of Spain, the structure was the first fortification constructed by the Spanish on San Juan Islet to defend San Juan Bay, the harbor of Old San Juan. La fortaleza, alongside El Morro, San Cristóbal, El Cañuelo, and other forts part of the Walls of Old San Juan, protected strategically and militarily important Puerto Rico, or La Llave de las Indias (The Key to the Indies),[4] from invasion by competing world powers and harassment by privateers and pirates during the Age of Sail.[5] It was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983 as part of La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site.

Calle de la Fortaleza (Fortaleza Street) leading to the palace, often seen with a canopy of some sort, including one made of multicolored umbrellas, and another made in the shape of the Monoestrellada (Monostarred) flag of Puerto Rico
  1. ^ "La Fortaleza". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ Rivero Méndez, Ángel (2 September 2019). "Crónica de la guerra hispano-americana en Puerto Rico". Wikisource (in Spanish). p. 23. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Justificación para una historia militar de Puerto Rico" (PDF). Academia Puertorriqueña de la Historia (in Spanish). April 4, 2023. pp. 250–51. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "LA FORTALEZA, OFICINA DEL GOBERNADOR". fortaleza.pr.gov (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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