Fortín San Antonio
Fortín de San Antonio was a fortification built by the Spanish in San Juan, Puerto Rico with the aim of fortifying the San Antonio Bridge. The bridge was of great strategic importance, given that it was the only land accessible entrance to the San Juan Islet.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dos Hermanos Bridge and San Antonio Bridge.
Dos Hermanos Bridge
Bridge
Photo: mickeytorresphotography, CC BY 2.0.
The Dos Hermanos Bridge is a bridge in San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico. Crossing over the Condado Lagoon, it connects the district of Condado in the barrio of Santurce with the land entrance to San Juan Islet, which is where the historic quarter of Old San Juan is located. Dos Hermanos Bridge is situated 160 metres east of Fortín San Antonio.
San Antonio Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
San Antonio Bridge is situated 120 metres southwest of Fortín San Antonio.
Fort San Geronimo
Castle
Photo: Jmoliver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fortín de San Gerónimo de Boquerón is a small historic fort located at the mouth of the Condado Lagoon in San Juan Islet across from the district of Condado in the barrio of Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fort San Geronimo is situated 390 metres northeast of Fortín San Antonio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miramar and Isla Grande.
Miramar
Neighborhood
Isla Grande
Neighborhood
Isla Grande is one of 40 subbarrios of Barrio Santurce, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Recently named the Convention Center District or "Distrito del Centro de Convenciones: it is bounded by Miramar, and the Condado Lagoon or Laguna del Condado.
Campo Alegre/Alto del Cabro
Neighborhood
Campo Alegre and Alto del Cabro are two subbarrios adjacent to each other with similar characteristics in the Barrio of Santurce. They have a combined land area of 0.28 square kilometres and a resident population of 2,106 as of the 2000 United States census.
Fortín San Antonio
- Type: Ruins
- Description: fortification created by the Spanish in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Categories: fortification and historic site
- Location: Santurce, San Juan, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.45982° or 18° 27′ 35″ northLongitude
-66.0862° or 66° 5′ 10″ westOpen location code
77CMFW57+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 440183197OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q27962969
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In Other Languages
“Fortín San Antonio” goes by many names.
- German: “Fortín San Antonio”
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