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 , the capital of .
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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.

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.

Church
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, also called Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud is a small chapel / museum located in Old , . 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.

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.

Plaza de Armas

Latitude
18.46328° or 18° 27′ 48″ north
Longitude
-66.11628° or 66° 6′ 59″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
77CMFV7M+8F
Geo­Names ID
4566840
Wiki­data ID
Q7203671
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Satellite Map

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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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