La Fortaleza

La Fortaleza, also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina, is the official residence and workplace of the Governor of . Located in the historic quarter of in the capital city and municipality of , it has housed the governor since the 16th century, making it the oldest executive seat in continuous use in the New World.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: official residence and office of the Governor 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.

Church
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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 cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. is situated 240 metres northeast of La Fortaleza.

Fountain
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is situated 120 metres southeast of La Fortaleza.

Park
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, also known as Plazuela de las Monjas, is a small public square located in front of the and next to the former convent in the historic district of the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and La Perla.

Quarter
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Old is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of in . Its area roughly correlates to the , , Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio in the municipality of .

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of , , 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.

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is a small municipality and town in the region of , across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.

La Fortaleza

Latitude
18.46428° or 18° 27′ 51″ north
Longitude
-66.11936° or 66° 7′ 10″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
77CMFV7J+P7
Geo­Names ID
4565761
Wiki­data ID
Q1638733
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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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