Old Arsenal of La Puntilla at Old San Juan - PRAHA

Old Arsenal of La Puntilla at Old San Juan

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Description

Old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy at La Puntilla, Old San Juan. The building has a porch with four Tuscan columns, and a semicircular arch on the entrance. Over the columns, there is a frieze with images of the signs of the zodiac and a cornice. Over the cornice, there is a pedestal, and atop it, there is a coat of arms. In front of the building, there is a carriage, and various people (soldiers and civilians).
Origin Name
CJHO0377
Relation
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín > Sección X, Serie 3, Colección José H. Orraca
Geographical Coverage
San Juan
Date
[fecha de publicación no identificada]
Descriptive Notes
Title assigned by the cataloging team.
Descripción decolonial
The Old Arsenal of the Spanish Navy at La Puntilla, Old San Juan, unfolds a narrative entrenched in military history and strategic transition. Its classical architectural details, from Tuscan columns to a Roman arch, resonate with the building's historical significance, as an emblem of power under Spanish colonial and US imperial rule. The Arsenal played a crucial role in negotiating the transition between the Spanish and American empires. After the US invasion of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines in 1898, as per the Treaty of Paris, the erstwhile insular colonies of Spain transitioned to American rule. The Old Arsenal hosted the last stand of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. It was there that the US military permitted Spanish troops to linger until their departure—a historic episode imprinted in the Arsenal's rich legacy and resonant in Puerto Rico's enduring struggle against colonialism and military occupation.
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Old towns
  • Historic buildings
  • Military buildings
  • Porticoes
  • Semicircular arches
  • Columns (architectural elements)
  • Friezes (entablature components)
  • Coats of arms
  • Carts
  • People (agents)
Decolonial Subject
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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