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Spanish engineers built two castles to protect San Juan from the attacks: Castillo San Felipe del Morro, guarding the city from the sea, and Castillo San Cristobal to defend it from the land. Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro, is a six-level fort built on top of a high promontory, standing guard from anyone coming from the ocean. It was completed in 1787 and was attacked in 1595 and again in 1598, by the Dutch in 1625 and by the US Navy in 1898.
Today, its 60-foot tall walls and old cannons make for a great destination when you want to take a trip into the past, and the walls offer a spectacular view of the ocean. Castillo Can Cristobal was completed in 1790 at the eastern gate of the walled city. It covers 27 acres, the biggest fort the Spanish built in the New World. The fort and its sentry boxes are very well preserved and are fun to explore. Don’t miss seeing Devil’s Sentry Box, from which, as legends say, soldiers used to disappear mysteriously.
Castillo San Felipe del Morro & Castillo de San Cristobal , Calle Norzagaray | Old San Juan, San Juan00901, Puerto Rico, Phone: 787-729-6777
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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