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Charlotte Amalia Historic District
Charlotte Amalia, the first permanent European settlement ...
Fort Christian
Governor Jørgen Iversen led the second expeditionary force...
Saint Elme Citadel
The Saint Elme Citadel is a 16th century fortification loc...
Caparra
Spanish settlers called Caparra, the island's first capita...
Casa del Rey
Constructed as a parador, or inn, about 1823, Casa del Rey...
Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site dates from Puerto ...
Plaza Pública
The Emperor of Spain, Phillip II, decreed in 1576 that pla...
Faro de Los Morillos de Cabo Rojo
Located on an isolated point with white lime cliffs surrou...
San Germán Historic District
Spanish colonists established Villa de San Germán de Auxer...
Church of San Germán Auxerre
The Church of San Germán Auxerre overlooks the town of San...
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Charlotte Amalia Historic District
Charlotte Amalia, the first permanent European settlement on St. Thomas Island, was established in 1672 after the arrival of the Danish West India and Guinea Company. Platted in 1681, the town was named in honor of Denmark's Queen. An accidental ...
Fort Christian
Governor Jørgen Iversen led the second expeditionary force from Denmark to St. Thomas, where he arrived on May 25, 1672; there, he initiated construction of Fort Christian, named after Danish King Christian V. By 1676, builders had completed the fort's ...
Saint Elme Citadel
The Saint Elme Citadel is a 16th century fortification located in Villefranche-sur-Mer, a French commune of the Provence-Alps-Côte d'Azur on the French Rivera near the southeastern border of Italy. Commissioned by the Duke of Savoy in 1557 to protect his ...
Caparra
Spanish settlers called Caparra, the island's first capital, La Ciudad de Puerto Rico (the city of Puerto Rico). Ponce de León, Puerto Rico's first governor, established this first European settlement in 1508. His great ambitions for the settlement collapsed, however, ...
Casa del Rey
Constructed as a parador, or inn, about 1823, Casa del Rey, the "King's House," provided housing for Spanish government personnel. The building, the oldest in the town of Dorado, also served as the regional military headquarters. In 1848, Jacinto López ...
Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site
The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site dates from Puerto Rico's late prehistoric and early contact era. The Taino Indians constructed the stone-lined ball courts, called bateyes, between 1200 and 1500 AD, and they used the site throughout the Spanish contact ...
Plaza Pública
The Emperor of Spain, Phillip II, decreed in 1576 that plazas in the "New World" colonies were to be created following his rigid requirements, namely that plazas were to be placed in the center of each settlement, with major government, ...
Faro de Los Morillos de Cabo Rojo
Located on an isolated point with white lime cliffs surrounded by lagoons and marshes, Cabo Rojo, built in 1882, marks the southeast entrance from the Caribbean Sea through Mona Passage into the Atlantic Ocean. Cabo Rojo's lighthouse has simple decorative ...
San Germán Historic District
Spanish colonists established Villa de San Germán de Auxerre, also known as Nueva Salamanca, in the early years of the 16th century. The town of San Germán grew out of the settlement formally established in 1573, and it is this ...
Church of San Germán Auxerre
The Church of San Germán Auxerre overlooks the town of San Germán's main plaza. Spanish settlers founded San Germán parish in 1510 and built the first permanent church in 1688. Puerto Ricans repaired and reconstructed the church between 1717 and ...
