Fortín de San Gerónimo

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coastal fortification fort historical site

Fortín de San Gerónimo is a small coastal fortification in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that played a key defensive role in protecting the city from naval attacks during the colonial era.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Fortín San Juan de la Cruz 2
Fortín San Juan de la Cruz (El Cañuelo) 1
Fortín de San Gerónimo canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortification ⓘ
fort ⓘ
historical site ⓘ
builtFor defense of San Juan harbor ⓘ
protection against naval attacks ⓘ
commandedApproachTo eastern entrance to San Juan ⓘ
connectedTo San Cristóbal fortress defensive system NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart late 16th century ⓘ
controlledBy Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinates 18.463°N 66.086°W ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentUse historic monument ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ
defendedAgainst British attack of 1797 ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
cannon embrasures ⓘ
guardrooms ⓘ
powder magazine ⓘ
small courtyard ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
hasViewOf Condado area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old San Juan skyline ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District contributing property ⓘ
listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial era ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puerto Rico ⓘ
San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Juan Islet NERFINISHED ⓘ
district of Puerta de Tierra NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Condado Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puerta de Tierra isthmus NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Antonio Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyFortification Castillo San Cristóbal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Castillo San Felipe del Morro NERFINISHED ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber 72001539 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
owner Government of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf San Juan National Historic Site buffer zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
defensive system of San Juan ⓘ
outer defenses of San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ
rebuiltIn 18th century ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of San Juan 1797 NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor coastal artillery position ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British attack on San Juan (1797) → hasLocation → Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ
British attack on San Juan (1797) → defendedBy → Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fortín de San Gerónimo garrison
Atlantic coastal defenses of Puerto Rico → includes → Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fortín San Juan de la Cruz
Atlantic coastal defenses of Puerto Rico → includes → Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fortín de San Gerónimo de Boquerón
Isla de Cabras → hasFacility → Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fortín San Juan de la Cruz
Isla de Cabras → hasStructure → Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fortín San Juan de la Cruz (El Cañuelo)
north coast of Puerto Rico → hasLandmark → Fortín de San Gerónimo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fortín de San Juan de la Cruz (El Cañuelo)