Fuerte de San Miguel

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Fuerte de San Miguel is a historic Spanish colonial fort in Campeche, Mexico, built to defend the city from pirate attacks and now serving as a cultural and archaeological site.

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Fuerte de San Miguel canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial fort
fortress
historic site
architecturalStyle military architecture
builtBy Spanish colonial authorities
builtFor defense of the port of Campeche
category Archaeological museums in Mexico
Forts in Mexico
Museums in Campeche
Spanish colonial fortifications in Mexico
country Mexico
currentUse archaeological site
cultural site
museum
exhibits Maya artifacts
colonial period objects
pre‑Hispanic objects
hasPart bastions
cannon emplacements
central courtyard
chapel
drawbridge
guardrooms
moat
ramparts
hasView City of Campeche
surface form: Campeche City

Gulf of Mexico
heritage Spanish colonial
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Campeche
City of Campeche
surface form: Campeche City
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Campeche state
surface form: State of Campeche
locatedNear Gulf of Mexico
locatedOn hill overlooking Campeche
locatedOnContinent North America
material stone
namedAfter Saint Michael
openToPublic true
operator Government of Mexico
authorities of the State of Campeche
partOf defensive system of Campeche
fortifications of Campeche
purpose defense of Campeche
protection against pirate attacks
significance example of Spanish colonial military architecture in Mexico
important tourist attraction in Campeche
usedFor coastal defense
military defense
surveillance of the Gulf of Mexico

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

Campeche hasFortification Fuerte de San Miguel
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche hasPart Fuerte de San Miguel
Campeche state hasFortification Fuerte de San Miguel
subject surface form: Campeche