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National Park Service: Los Castillos Del Viejo San Juan: Guardianes Del Caribe WebsiteNational Park Service: Los Castillos Del Viejo San Juan: Guardianes Del Caribe Website
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National Park Service: Los Castillos Del Viejo San Juan: Guardianes Del Caribe

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A great site for Spanish Exploration. See one of the greatest fortresses in the Western Hemisphere. King Phillip IV called it "The front and vanguard of all my West Indies, and consequently the most important of them all and the most coveted by my enemies."

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puerto rico, spanish exploration

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exploration, age of exploration, americas, colonizacion espanol, el morro, exploracion, exploracion espanol, fortaleza, fortalezas de san juan, fortress, forts of san juan, los castillos de san juan, nps, national park service, puerto rico-historia, puerto rico-history, spanish america, spanish colonization, us national parks
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Websites
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0L
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Spanish

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