Don Juan de Amézquita y Quijano Monument

Don Juan de Amézquita y Quijano Monument is a monument in San Juan, Northern Coast. Don Juan de Amézquita y Quijano Monument is situated nearby to the ruins Polvorín de Santa Elena, as well as near Cuartel del Bastión de San Antonio.

Type: Monument
Description: park in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Monumento al Capitán Don Juan de Amézquita y Quijano”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort San Felipe del Morro and Castillo del Morro Lighthouse.

Fort San Felipe del Morro

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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico. Fort San Felipe del Morro is situated 270 metres northwest of Don Juan de Amézquita y Quijano Monument.

Castillo del Morro Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Faro del Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as Puerto San Juan Light, and most commonly referred to as Faro del Morro, is a lighthouse atop the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan. Castillo del Morro Lighthouse is situated 260 metres northwest of Don Juan de Amézquita y Quijano Monument.

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery is a colonial-era Catholic cemetery located in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the final resting place of many of Puerto Rico's most prominent natives and residents. Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery is situated 210 metres northeast of Don Juan de Amézquita y Quijano Monument.

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.