Castillo de San Marco is a photograph by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography which was uploaded on November 26th, 2010.
Castillo de San Marco
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Title
Castillo de San Marco
Artist
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography
Description
Copyright: Christiane Schulze
The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States (Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico is older). Located on the shore of Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Florida, construction began in 1672, 107 years after the city's founding by Spanish Admiral and conquistador Pedro Men�ndez de Avil�s, when Florida was part of the Spanish Empire. The construction began at the command of Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega after after the destructive raid of Robert Searles.
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November 26th, 2010