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.- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 42 metres (138 feet)
- Description: military museum
- Also known as“Fortaleza de San Miguel”“Fortaleza San Miguel”“Fortin San Miguel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Escuela 12.
Escuela 12
School
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
Dieciocho de Julio or 18 de Julio is a small town in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay.
Fuerte San Miguel
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Latitude
-33.68939° or 33° 41′ 22″ south
Longitude
-53.53891° or 53° 32′ 20″ west
Open location code
48R88F66+6C
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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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