WATER BATTERY - One of the first built defenses of San Juan, cannon placed here, so close to sea level, could damage the hulls of any enemy ships trying to enter the harbor. Gunners here engaged the ships of Sir Francis Drake in the 1595 attack.

 

Fort San Cristóbal | El Morro | City Walls | Cañuelo

San Juan National Historic Site, Fort San Cristobal, Norzagaray Street, San Juan, PR 00901
Telephone: (787) 729-6777
Last Update: March, 2000