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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Castillo de San Marcos symbolizes Spain's vast New World empire. Built between 1672 and 1695, the coquina fort replaced a series of wooden forts that had protected St. Augustine for more than 100 years. Improvements in the mid-1700s helped the Castillo, with its soldiers and guns, keep pirates and the British at bay. Spain controlled Florida, and the Castillo helped keep their enemies away from the Gulf Stream shipping lanes. Spanish treasure fleets used these routes to carry sugar, tobacco, pearls, silver, and gold to Europe.
Shipping routes, the major roadways of their day, connected continents and cultures.
El Castillo de San Marcos simboliza el vásto imperio español en el Nuevo Mundo. Construido: entre 1672 y 1695, esta fortaleza de coquina remplazó una serie de fuertes de madera que habían protegido a San Agustín durante más de cien años. Las mejoras realizadas a mediados de 1700 ayudaron a que el castillo, con su guarnición y cañones, pudiera mantener a raya a los británicos y piratas. España controlaba
la Florida y este castillo ayudaba a mantener a sus enemigos alejados de las rutas marítimas en la Corriente del Golfo. Las flotas del tesoro de España utilizaban este rumbo para transportar azúcar, tabaco, perlas, plata y oro hacia Europa.
Las vías marítimas, principales rutas de aquella época, conectaban continentes y culturas
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| HM Number | HM2CSP |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2018 |
| Placed By | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, December 14th, 2018 at 10:01am PST -08:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 469959 N 3307429 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 29.89715000, -81.31115000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 53.829', W 81° 18.669' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 53' 49.74" N, 81° 18' 40.14" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 904 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1 S Castillo Dr, St. Augustine FL 32084, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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