75.13 acres (30.40 ha) 53.20 acres (21.53 ha) federal
Established
February 14, 1949
Visitors
1,027,264 (in 2022)[1]
Governing body
National Park Service
Website
San Juan National Historic Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria
Cultural: (vi)
Designated
1983 (7th session)
Part of
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Reference no.
266bis-001
Extensions
2016
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Designated
October 15, 1966
Reference no.
66000930[2]
San Juan National Historic Site (Spanish: Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which preserves and interprets the Spanish colonial-era fortification system of the city of San Juan, and features structures such as the San Felipe del Morro and San Cristóbal fortresses.[3] This fortification system is the oldest European construction under United States jurisdiction and one of the oldest in the New World.[4] This national historic site, together with La Fortaleza, have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.[5]
^"Annual Park Ranking Report for Recreation Visits in: 2022". National Park Service. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^"San Juan National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". NPS. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^"San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico". www.doi.gov. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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