El Morro fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/El_Morro_fortress_in_San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Spanish colonial
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1539
gptkbp:country gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:feature lighthouse
bastions
dungeons
ramparts
cannons
garitas
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Spanish_Army
gptkbp:height about 140 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label El Morro fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:U.S._National_Park_Service
gptkbp:material masonry
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:King_Philip_II_of_Spain
gptkbp:notableEvent attacked by Sir Francis Drake in 1595
attacked by Dutch forces in 1625
attacked by U.S. Navy in 1898
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Castillo_San_Felipe_del_Morro
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:overlooks gptkb:San_Juan_Bay
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:San_Juan_National_Historic_Site
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest European fortresses in the Americas
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:La_Fortaleza_and_San_Juan_National_Historic_Site_in_Puerto_Rico
1983
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:military
gptkbp:yearCompleted 1790
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Rape_of_El_Morro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8