Fort Santa Agueda
Fort Santa Agueda, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, Guam, dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Guam
- Also known as: “Fort Apugan”, “Fuerte de Santa Agueda”, “Spanish Fort Santa Agueda 1800”, and “US National Register of Historic Places”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza de España and Guam Congress Building.
Plaza de España
Park
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
The Plaza de España located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of Guam, was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation.
Guam Congress Building
Public building
Photo: MosheA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Guam Congress Building, also known as the Guam Legislature Building, is the seat of the Legislature of Guam and is located in Chalan Santo Papa in Hagåtña, Guam. Guam Congress Building is situated 830 feet east of Fort Santa Agueda.
Spanish bridge
The Agana Spanish Bridge is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in Hagåtña, Guam, during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving Spanish bridge in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam. Spanish bridge is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Fort Santa Agueda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agana Heights and Asan.
Agana Heights
Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Agana Heights is one of the nineteen villages in the United States territory of Guam. It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña, in the central part of the island. United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village.
Asan
Village
Asan is a community and census-designated place along the western coast of the U.S. territory of Guam. Asan, along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina. Asan is situated 2 miles west of Fort Santa Agueda.
Tamuning
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Tamuning, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon, is a village located on the western shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village of Tamuning is the economic center of Guam, containing tourist center Tumon, Harmon Industrial Park, and other commercial districts.
Fort Santa Agueda
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hagåtña, Guam, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
13.47373° or 13° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
144.74776° or 144° 44′ 52″ eastElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
7R56FPFX+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 576086363OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Fort Santa Agueda” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سانتا اجويدا”
- Russian: “Форт Санта-Агеда”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Santa Águeda”
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