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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14SF_what-about-water_San-Juan-San-Juan.html
On a small island surrounded by the sea, where would hundreds of soldiers get water to drink? They had to collect rainwater.
Most of Castillo San Cristobal's water was stored directly beneath your feet. The masonry cylinders in front of you encl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14SE_in-defense-of-san-juan_San-Juan-San-Juan.html
At this site you can sample a few of San Juan's historic fortifications. Features seen here date from the 1760's through the 1960's, the latter part of San Juan's military history. The concrete blocks scattered on the lawn were left by the U.S. Ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14S2_crossfire_Toa-Baja-Toa-Baja.html
Spain built the stone fort to your right, called San Juan de la Cruz, or "El Canuelo", to create a deadly crossfire with the guns of Castillo San Felipe del Morro on the other side of the bay. Just imagine yourself as an English ship captain aroun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14S1_imagine-life-here_Toa-Baja-Toa-Baja.html
Imagine being a Spanish soldier stationed here 350 years ago. Your job was to guard the San Juan Harbor entrance and the mouth of the Bayamon River from enemy attack. But year after year no enemy came. Did soldiers welcome or dread duty here? We c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14RZ_a-never-ending-challenge_Toa-Baja-Toa-Baja.html
Wind, rain, salt, sun, plants, people and time all do what foreign invaders never did—tear down the stone and mortar walls at Fort San Juan de la Cruz. Preventing a historic structure like El Canuelo from falling into decay is a never-ending…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14QO_defending-san-juan_Toa-Baja-Toa-Baja.html
The small fort to your right, called San Juan de la Cruz, or El Canuelo, helped protect the entrance to San Juan Harbor. It is part of an extensive fortification system built by Spain over a 250-year period. The major surviving parts of these fort…