San Juan National Historic Site

San Juan National Historic Site
San Juan National Historic Site
Location	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°28′3″N 66°6′37″W / 18.46750°N 66.11028°WCoordinates: 18°28′3″N 66°6′37″W / 18.46750°N 66.11028°W
Area	75.13 acres (30.40 ha); 53.20 acres (21.53 ha) federal
Established	February 14, 1949
Visitors	1,054,492 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	San Juan National Historic Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: (vi)
Designated	1983 (7th session)
Part of	La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Reference no.	266bis-001
Extensions	2016
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Designated	October 15, 1966
Reference no.	66000930

San Juan National Historic Site (Spanish: Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which protects and interprets colonial-era forts such as Castillo San Felipe del Morro, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the old city wall.

Status[]

By a February 14, 1949 decree the site was established, and noted the need to protect the fortifications as monuments as well as preserve their historical and architectural value. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

On December 6, 1983, the park and La Fortaleza were together designated a World Heritage Site under the name "La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico"^[2] "because of its outstanding, universal cultural value."^[3] Only 12 national park areas in the United States are considered World Heritage Sites.

San Juan National Historic Site features[]

Site includes:^[4]

Gallery[]

San Juan National Historic Site sign (Castillo San Cristóbal)
Main offices of the San Juan National Historic Site

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site". UNESCO. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
^ Weltzin, Rosanna (15 June 2001). "The Forts of Old San Juan: Guardians of the Caribbean". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ "San Juan National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". NPS. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

External links[]

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[WHS-2] "La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site". UNESCO. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

[3] Weltzin, Rosanna (15 June 2001). "The Forts of Old San Juan: Guardians of the Caribbean". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[NPS_SJ-4] "San Juan National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". NPS. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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