Fortín San Juan de la Cruz
Fortín San Juan de la Cruz, most commonly known as El Cañuelo, was built on Isla de Cabras in the Palo Seco barrio of the municipality of Toa Baja, at the western end of the entrance to San Juan Bay, in Puerto Rico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: sea fort
- Description: fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “El Canuelo”, “El Cañuelo”, “Fortin San Juan de la Cruz”, and “Fuerte del San Juan de la Cruz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort San Felipe del Morro and Isla de Cabras.
Fort San Felipe del Morro
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico. Fort San Felipe del Morro is situated 1½ km northeast of Fortín San Juan de la Cruz.
Isla de Cabras
Island
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Isla de Cabras is a small islet in the middle of the mouth of San Juan Bay in northeastern Puerto Rico. Part of the Palo Seco barrio in the Toa Baja municipality, the islet is located at the entrance to the Bay, across from the Old San Juan historic quarter in San Juan Islet in San Juan, the capital municipality of the archipelago and island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Juan and San Juan.
San Juan
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San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico and its largest city, with 342,000 inhabitants in the municipality and 2,203,000 in the metropolitan area. Founded in 1521 by the Spanish conquistadors, San Juan is the oldest city under the jurisdiction of the United States.
San Juan
Quarter
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Old San Juan is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of San Juan Islet in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
La Perla
Neighborhood
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La Perla is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, stretching about 650 yards along the rocky Atlantic coast immediately east of the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery and down the slope from Calle Norzagaray.
Fortín San Juan de la Cruz
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Fortín San Juan de la Cruz” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “El Cañuelo”
- Dutch: “Fortin San Juan de la Cruz”
- Dutch: “Fortín San Juan de la Cruz”
- French: “fortin San Juan de la Cruz”
- French: “Fortin San Juan de la Cruz”
- Italian: “El Cañuelo”
- Italian: “Fort San Juan de la Cruz”
- Italian: “Fortín San Juan de la Cruz”
- Slovenian: “El Cañuelo”
- Spanish: “El Canuelo”
- Spanish: “El Cañuelo”
- Spanish: “Fortin San Juan de la Cruz”
- Spanish: “Fortín San Juan de la Cruz”
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Localities in the Area
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