Plaza de Armas
The Plaza de Armas of San Juan, formerly known as the Plaza Mayor, is a plaza de armas and one of the main squares in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: square in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Army Plaza”, “La Plaza de Armas”, “Plaza Alfonso XII”, “Plaza Baldorioty”, “Plaza de Armas de San Juan”, “Plaza de Armas of San Juan”, “Plaza de Armas, San Juan”, “Plaza de la Constitution”, “Plaza de las Verduras”, “Plaza Mayor”, “Plaza Mayor del Principio”, “Plaza of the Vegetables”, and “Plaza Principal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Capilla del Cristo.
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.
Capilla del Cristo
Church
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Capilla del Cristo, also called Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud is a small chapel / museum located in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Built in the 18th century and saved from demolition in the 20th century and preserved, the structure has become a cultural icon of 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.
Plaza de Armas
- Categories: square and Plaza de Armas
- Location: San Juan Antiguo, San Juan, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Plaza de Armas” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Plaça d’Armes de San Juan”
- Catalan: “Plaça Major de San Juan”
- Cebuano: “Plaza de Armas (parke)”
- Cebuano: “Plaza de Armas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلازا دى ارماس”
- Spanish: “Plaza de Armas de San Juan”
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Localities in the Area
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