La Fortaleza
La Fortaleza (English: "the fortress"), also known as Palacio de Santa Catalina ("Saint Catherine's Palace"), is the official residence and workplace of the Governor of Puerto Rico. Records date it to 1533. Nearby, Castillo San Felipe del Morro (0.6 mi) leads the list.
A landmark
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Established in 1533
La Fortaleza dates from 1533. About ↓
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La Fortaleza
La Fortaleza (English: "the fortress"), also known as Palacio de Santa Catalina ("Saint Catherine's Palace"), is the official residence and workplace of the Governor of Puerto Rico. Located in the historic quarter of Old San Juan in the capital city and municipality of San Juan, it has housed the governor since the 16th century, making it the oldest executive seat in continuous use in the New World. Built as a medieval fortress from 1533 to 1540 by orders of King Charles I of Spain and remodeled to its present Neoclassical style in 1846 by orders of Governor Rafael Arístegui, it was the first fortification erected by the Spanish on San Juan Islet to defend San Juan Bay, the harbor of Old San Juan.
- Type
- Landmark
- Established
- 1533
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1966) · National Register of Historic Places contributing property (1972) · National Historic Landmark (1960)
- Wikipedia readers
- 16K a year
Close to La Fortaleza
All of these are within 25 miles.
1in town LandmarkCastillo San Felipe del Morro
2in town LandmarkOld San Juan Historic District
35 mi Stadium & arenaJosé Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
4in town LandmarkCastillo San Cristóbal
55 mi Stadium & arenaJuan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
624 mi National forestEl Yunque National Forest
7in town National Historic SiteSan Juan National Historic Site1.4M visitors a year
84 mi MuseumCaparraPhoto credits
Castillo San Felipe del Morro: Joshua Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old San Juan Historic District: Jruizalvarez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Castillo San Cristóbal: Daderot, Public domain · Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium: Sebastian Perez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · El Yunque National Forest: Šarūnas Burdulis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Juan National Historic Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmoliver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Caparra: Original uploader was Marine 69-71 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · U.S. Census.