Puerto Rico, San Juan: El Morro - the fort built by the Spaniards on the rocky bluff overlooking the entrance to San Juan bay. El Morro means bluff or headland and is really a nickname for the original Spanish name of Castillo de San Felipe del Morro. It began with a single tower and bastion in 1539 and took 250 years to build, becoming at its completion one of the finest examples of early fortifications in the new world. Sawders 1949
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Puerto Rico, San Juan: El Morro - the fort built by the Spaniards on the rocky bluff overlooking the entrance to San Juan bay. El Morro means bluff or headland and is really a nickname for the original Spanish name of Castillo de San Felipe del Morro. It began with a single tower and bastion in 1539 and took 250 years to build, becoming at its completion one of the finest examples of early fortifications in the new world. Sawders 1949 This print is appended with “SS” [Social Sciences] to distinguish it from [1996.0009.KU104321] in 601-11-4 (duplicate)
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