Sentry box in El Morro
Description
Lookout post at San Felipe del Morro Castle seen from one of the fort tunnels, with the ocean in the background. You can see several cannons.| Origin Name |
Folio 0056, Caja 146_R
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| Relation |
Archivo General de Puerto Rico > Colección Particular Felisa Rincón de Gautier (CP 85) > Serie Fotografías > Tema Obras Públicas > Caja 0146
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| Geographical Coverage |
San Juan
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| Date |
[1946-1968?]
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| Descriptive Notes |
Title assigned by the cataloguing team.
Back. Stamp: "General Archive of Puerto Rico Felisa Rincón de Gautier Collection box #146 photo #56" Inscription: "El Morro Fort"
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| Descripción decolonial |
San Felipe del Morro Castle is the second largest fortification in Puerto Rico, surpassed by San Cristóbal Castle. For three centuries, it was the main defensive fortification for Spain until its defeat in 1898. This represents Puerto Rico's colonial role since its conquest in 1493 until today: being a strategic military bastion. El Morro remains as evidence of the spaces that, due to Puerto Rico's colonial status, have not been reverted to the ownership of the people of Puerto Rico and have been administered by the federal government. Since 1961, it is a national park and tourist destination planned by the Boostrap Project.
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| Rights |
The PRAHA does not own the rights to this resource. The user must contact the repository or archive that holds the physical document to determine the restrictions that may apply under the Copyright and Intellectual Property Law or by agreements agreed with donors.
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| Editor |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
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| Resource Format |
JPEG
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| Resource Type |
Image
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