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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  • Building
  • …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
  • 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”
    “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… is situated 240 metres northeast of La Fortaleza.

Fountain
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is situated 120 metres southeast of La Fortaleza.

Park
Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Plazuela de las…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old San Juan and La Perla.

Quarter
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is a historic district or quarter located…

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood in …

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is a small municipality and town in the…

La Fortaleza

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Latitude
18.46428° or 18° 27′ 51″ north
Longitude
-66.11936° or 66° 7′ 10″ west
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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