San Carlos Fortress
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San Carlos Fortress is a historic 18th-century Spanish military fortification located in Perote, Veracruz, Mexico, notable for its role in colonial defense and later use as a prison.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fuerte de Perote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial military architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Veracruz
ⓘ
Forts in Mexico ⓘ Spanish colonial fortifications in Mexico ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Spanish colonial military presence in central Veracruz ⓘ |
| elevation | highland plateau near Cofre de Perote ⓘ |
| hasFortificationFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
central courtyard ⓘ moat ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction | control of regional routes between Veracruz and the interior of New Spain ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic monument of Mexico ⓘ |
| heritage | Spanish colonial ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Spanish colonial era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Spanish ⓘ |
| laterHistoricalPeriod | independent Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Perote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerTerritorialEntity | Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| locatedNear |
Cofre de Perote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perote Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles III of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Fuerte de San Carlos de Perote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial defensive system in New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Veracruz ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
served as a key defensive stronghold in colonial Veracruz
ⓘ
used as a prison after the colonial period ⓘ |
| startDate | 18th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
colonial defense
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| usedFor |
incarceration of political prisoners in the 19th century
ⓘ
storage and protection of military supplies ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.