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: Square
  • Description: square in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Plaça Major de San Juan”, “Plaza Alfonso XII”, “Plaza de Armas de San Juan”, “Plaza de Armas of San Juan”, and “Plaza de Armas, San Juan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Juan City Hall and San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist.

Town hall
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is the seat of government for the in . The city hall is located in Old San Juan, in front of the and next to the Antiguo Palacio de la Real Intendencia, which today hosts the Puerto Rico Department of State.

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. is situated 120 metres northwest of Plaza de Armas.

Park
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, also known as Plazuela de las Monjas, is a small public square located in front of the and next to the former convent in the historic district of the city of .

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 small historic neighborhood in in northeastern , located within the districts of San Cristóbal and Mercado of barrio in , the capital city and municipality.

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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
18.46529° or 18° 27′ 55″ north
Longitude
-66.11668° or 66° 7′ 0″ west
Open location code
77CMFV8M+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 487051052
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q7203671
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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”
  • 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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