The battery site is currently owned by the Puerto Rico Dept. At least one concrete mount still exists, located on Playa Cañones near the town of Aguada. ¤¤ TEMPORARY HARBOR DEFENSES of AGUADILLAīattery Aguada, a four-gun 155mm battery on Panama mounts, was actually located about 4.5 miles southwest from Aguadilla. (thanks to Marshall Sitrin for additional info) This was probably the police barracks, the former Fuerte de la Concepción. Army garrison post until transferred to the local defense force. The town was founded in 1775.įuerte (or Batería) de San Carlos was previously here when the British attacked the town in 1797.Ī U.S. By 1890 it was used as a local police barracks. Attacked in 1825 by Colombian privateers. No remains.Ī Spanish colonial fortification. ( NOTE: The present town of San Germán was founded/relocated in 1573.Ī Spanish colonial fortification. A fort was ordered built in 1514, but was probably not begun until 1529, after the French had sacked the town in 1528. The short-lived Casa Fuerte del Higuey was built here in 1506, the first known Spanish fortification in Puerto Rico. Site condition unknown, probably destroyed. The town was founded in 1760.īattery Algarrobo, a four-gun 155mm battery on Panama mounts, was located about three miles northwest from the city, near Punta Algarrobo. It was reported destroyed in the 1918 earthquake and tsunami. It was built sometime before the 1821 slave revolt in nearby Bayamón. Also known as Batería de Cabo Rojo.Ī Spanish colonial fortification at Boca Morena. WELCOME TO PUERTO RICO Last Update: 25/SEPTEMBER/2017Ĭompiled by Pete Payette - ©2017 American Forts NetworkĪ Spanish colonial fortification built before 1828, when it was repaired. THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR IN PUERTO RICO (en Español)
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