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San Juan National Historic Site
Photo Gallery
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1797 Commemoration Event (5 Photos)
San Juan NHS and the Regimiento Fijo de Puerto Rico (a volunteer reenactment group of 18th century Spanish soldiers) were commemorating the successful defense of San Juan during the 1797 British Attack on Puerto Rico. On April 17, 1797, under the command of General Ralph Abercromby, the British made a third and final attempt to take Puerto Rico, the coveted Key to the Indies and Gateway to the New World, from Spain. (The first two British attacks on San Juan were in 1595, Drake and 1598, Cumberland.)
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2009 Beach CleanUp Activity (17 Photos)
San Juan National Historic Site celebrated Earth Week with a beach clean up last Saturday, April 18th. The clean up covered the area between the Devil's Sentry box and La Perla. Over 100 volunteers lend a helping hand to the park's 30 participating employees. Two tons of garbage were picked up by the smiling volunteer crowd in three hours under the sun. Many thanks to all those who participated in this annual preservation event.
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Historic Photographs (4 Photos)
Historic Park Photographs
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Park Photos (11 Photos)
Park Photos
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San Cristobal Pictures (5 Photos)
Different sections of the forts, tunnels and visitor center.
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San Juan in B & W Exhibition (6 Photos)
Lost History of the Fortified City - San Juan in Black & White Exhibition consists of pen and ink graphic reconstructions of ten structures in the Spanish defensive system in San Juan for the 18th and 19th centuries. The exhibit also includes historic and current photos, historic notes and a brief summary of the attacks on San Juan. This exhibition is located in Fort San Felipe del Morro.
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Did You Know?
The earliest fortification of San Juan NHS, Fort San Felipe del Morro was begun in 1539, 68 years before the First English Settlement in Jamestown.
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Last Updated: April 29, 2009 at 11:08 EST |
