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Description: Entrance to the historic Castillo de San Cristóbal. The fort was built by the Spanish authorities and is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The fort was finished in 1783 and on 10 May 1898, the first shot which marked Puerto Rico's entry into the Spanish-American War was ordered by Captain Ángel Rivero Méndez against the USS Yale from the Castillo San Cristóbal's cannon batteries. In 1983, the fort was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations.
Title: Puerto Rico- Castillo de San Cristóbal-1783
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