Fortaleza San Felipe
The Fortaleza San Felipe is a historic Spanish fort located in the north of the Dominican Republic in the province of Puerto Plata. Also known as El Morro de San Felipe, it was used to protect the City of Puerto Plata from foreign invaders, pirates, and privateers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: DRW2193, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: history museum in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- Also known as: “Museo de la Fortaleza San Felipe”
Fortaleza San Felipe
Latitude
19.80411° or 19° 48′ 15″ northLongitude
-70.69586° or 70° 41′ 45″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
77FFR833+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 254282388OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Fortaleza San Felipe” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սան Ֆելիպե ամրոց”
- Italian: “Fortezza di San Felipe”
- Russian: “Сан-Фелипе”
- Russian: “Форт Сан-Фелипе”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Felipe”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza San Felipe”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Сан-Феліпе”
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