Fuerte San Miguel
Fuerte de San Miguel is a military fortification in the small town of Dieciocho de Julio in the Rocha Department of eastern Uruguay. It was erected in 1737 by the Portuguese, having abandoned the attempt at building a fort in Maldonado.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gabriela2465, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: military museum
- Also known as: “Fortaleza de San Miguel”, “Fortaleza San Miguel”, and “Fortin San Miguel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Escuela 12.
Escuela 12
School
Photo: DeadMensky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Escuela 12 is a school, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Fuerte San Miguel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dieciocho de Julio and Chuy.
Dieciocho de Julio
Town
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dieciocho de Julio or 18 de Julio is a small town in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.
Chuy
Chuy is a town in the Atlantic Coast region of Uruguay, with its twin town of Chuí right across the street in Brazil. The main street in Chuy is the actual border between Uruguay and Brazil.
Chuí
Photo: FrancoBras, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chuí is in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the South of Brazil, at the border with Uruguay. It's right across the street from its sister town of Chuy, Uruguay.
Fuerte San Miguel
- Categories: museum building, fortress, cultural property, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rocha Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.68939° or 33° 41′ 22″ southLongitude
-53.53891° or 53° 32′ 20″ westElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
48R88F66+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 134637272OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Fuerte San Miguel” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fuerte de San Miguel”
- Japanese: “サン・ミゲル要塞 (ウルグアイ)”
- Polish: “Fort San Miguel”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Miguel”
- Portuguese: “Fuerte de San Miguel”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Miguel y Parque nacional”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de San Miguel”
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