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Castillo San Cristóbal (San Juan, P.R.)

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Geographic headingCastillo San Cristóbal (San Juan, P.R.)
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Variant(s)Castillo de San Cristóbal (San Juan, P.R.)
Fort San Cristóbal (San Juan, P.R.)
Fuerte San Cristóbal (San Juan, P.R.)
San Cristóbal Castle (San Juan, P.R.)
See alsoFortification--Puerto Rico
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Found inWork cat.: Foulds, H. Eliot. Cultural landscape report for the San Cristóbal Outworks, San Juan National Historic Site, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2015: pages 3-4 (Castillo San Cristóbal, northeast edge of old San Juan; historic fortress; San Cristóbal)
GNIS, July 12, 2016 (San Cristóbal (historical); Military, San Juan, Puerto Rico; variant names: Fuerte San Cristobal, Fuerte San Cristóbal; 18°27'56"N, 066°06'38"W)
National Park Service site, July 7, 2016: San Juan National Historic Site, plan your visit (Castillo San Cristóbal; constructed between 1634-1790, modifications made into the 18th century; largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World)
Wikipedia, July 7, 2016: Castillo San Cristóbal (Fort San Cristóbal, fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico built by Spain, Castillo de San Cristóbal (Fort San Cristóbal); in 1949 San Juan National Historic Site was established to protect the fortifications as monuments as well as preserve their historical and architectural value)
"San Juan." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2014. Credo Reference. Web. July 12, 2016 (El Morro and San Cristóbal fortifications are among the city's historic remnants that were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983)