La Fortaleza
La Fortaleza, also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina, is the official residence and workplace of the Governor of Puerto Rico. Located in the historic quarter of Old San Juan in the capital 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: official residence and office of the Goverñ of Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “4 anta Catalina”, “El Palacio de Santa Catalina”, “Fortaleza de Santa Cathalina”, “Governor’s Mansion”, “Palacio de Sa nta Catalina”, “Santa Catalina Palace”, “The Fortress”, and “The Palace of Santa Catalina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Raíces Fountain.
San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist
Church
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, officially known as the Minor Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Parish of Our Lady of Remedies, is the Catholic cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist is situated 240 metres northeast of La Fortaleza.
Raíces Fountain
Fountain
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Raíces Fountain is situated 120 metres southeast of La Fortaleza.
Plaza de la Catedral
Park
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Plaza de la Catedral, also known as Plazuela de las Monjas, is a small public square located in front of the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista and next to the former Carmelite convent in the Old San Juan historic district of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Juan and La Perla.
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.
Cataño
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.
Cataño is a small municipality and town in the Northern Coast region of Puerto Rico, across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.
La Fortaleza
- Categories: palace, official residence, and fortification
- Location: San Juan Antiguo, San Juan, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“La Fortaleza” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “لا فورتاليزا”
- Basque: “La Fortaleza”
- Burmese: “လာဖော်တာလဲဇာ”
- Catalan: “La Fortaleza”
- Chinese: “堡壘”
- Chinese: “波多黎各要塞”
- Chinese: “福塔莱萨”
- Chinese: “福塔萊薩”
- Dutch: “La Fortaleza”
- Finnish: “La Fortaleza”
- French: “La Fortaleza”
- French: “Palais de Santa Catalina”
- Galician: “La Fortaleza”
- Georgian: “ლა ფორტალესა”
- Georgian: “ლა-ფორტალესა”
- German: “La Fortaleza”
- German: “Palacio de Santa Catalina”
- German: “Santa Catalina Palace”
- Hebrew: “מצודת סן חואן”
- Italian: “La Fortaleza”
- Italian: “Palazzo di Santa Catalina”
- Japanese: “ラ・フォルタレサ”
- Korean: “라 포르탈레사”
- Malayalam: “ലാ ഫോർട്ടലേസ്സ”
- Russian: “Ла-Форталеза”
- Slovak: “La Fortaleza”
- Slovenian: “La Fortaleza”
- Spanish: “La Fortaleza”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Santa Catalina”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Santa nissan”
- Swedish: “La Fortaleza”
- Turkish: “La Fortaleza”
- Vietnamese: “La Fortaleza”
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