Castillo de San Marcos

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Castillo de San Marcos is a 17th-century Spanish stone fortress in St. Augustine, Florida, notable as the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States and a key stronghold in colonial conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Monument
Spanish colonial fortress
historic site
masonry fort
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1966
architecturalStyle bastion fort
constructedBy Spanish Empire
constructedFor defense of St. Augustine
protection of Spanish Florida
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designationDate 1924
endDate 1695
formerName Fort Marion
garrisonedBy British soldiers
Spanish soldiers
United States Army
hasFeature bastions
coquina curtain walls
moat
ravelin
heritageDesignation U.S. National Monument
locatedIn Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Johns County, Florida NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

historic district of St. Augustine
locatedOn Matanzas Bay
western shore of Matanzas Bay
managedBy National Park Service
materialUsed coquina stone
namedAfter Mark the Evangelist
surface form: Saint Mark the Evangelist
notableFor oldest masonry fort in the continental United States
oldest stone fortress in the continental United States
role in colonial conflicts between Spain and Britain
well-preserved bastion fort design
opened late 17th century
openToPublic yes
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf Spanish Florida
surface form: Spanish Florida defenses
renamedAs Fort Marion
renamedFrom Fort Marion
significantEvent British siege during Queen Anne’s War
Siege of 1702
use during the American Civil War
use during the American Revolutionary War
startDate 1672
touristAttraction yes
usedAs U.S. Army post
military fortress
prison
prison for Native Americans

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Siege of St. Augustine (1702) primaryTarget Castillo de San Marcos
Siege of St. Augustine (1702) defensiveStructure Castillo de San Marcos
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Marcos coquina fort
St. Augustine, Florida hasLandmark Castillo de San Marcos
St. Augustine, Florida hasHistoricSite Castillo de San Marcos
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Northeast Florida hasTouristAttraction Castillo de San Marcos
St. Johns County, Florida hasHistoricSite Castillo de San Marcos
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
East Florida hadFort Castillo de San Marcos
Siege of St. Augustine (1740) location Castillo de San Marcos
Siege of St. Augustine (1740) defender Castillo de San Marcos
this entity surface form: Spanish garrison of St. Augustine
Siege of St. Augustine (1740) defender Castillo de San Marcos
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Marcos garrison
Spanish Florida hasSettlement Castillo de San Marcos
Spanish Florida notableSite Castillo de San Marcos
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
demonstrated defensive strength of Castillo de San Marcos defendingForce Castillo de San Marcos
this entity surface form: Spanish garrison at Castillo de San Marcos
Flagler College nearbyLandmark Castillo de San Marcos
Oldest Wooden School House nearbyAttraction Castillo de San Marcos
Vilano Beach, Florida nearbyAttraction Castillo de San Marcos
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
St. Augustine hasLandmark Castillo de San Marcos