The site was used by the PR National Guard from 1956 until 1975 for training purposes.Ī Spanish colonial fort was once located at Punta Salinas on what was then known as Isla Batería. The Vega Baja Auxiliary Field (1941 - 1956) was built by the U.S. The property is now privately-owned and has been fully developed. The 107-acre site is five miles northwest of town. The lease was terminated in 1980, and the property was transferred to the Puerto Rico Land Authority, in lieu of restoration. When the Army no longer needed the site, the use of the range was licensed to the Puerto Rican National Guard between 19, and it was used as a small arms firing range. The US government acquired the site, located northeast of Lake Tortuguero and contiguous to the Atlantic Ocean, in 1941 for use as a small arms firing range. The town was founded in 1606.Ī Puerto Rico National Guard training camp, used by the 295th and 296th Infantry Regiments. The Powder House still partially exists, now derelict and in ruin (2010) adjacent to a parking lot. Destroyed in 1881, site now Paseo de Damas. It has the longest runway in the Caribbean region (11,700 feet).Ī Spanish colonial fortification, built after a British naval attack of the town in 1702. Now the Rafael Hernández International Airport. The airbase later became Ramey Air Force Base in 1948. Several 3-inch AA, and 105mm and 75mm field guns, were also located here. The west battery was located on the former military 9-hole golf course (now the public Punta Borinquen Golf and Country Club). Battery Borinquen, actualy two two-gun 155mm batteries on Panama mounts, was located here in 1941, site of the east battery now a dedicated WWII memorial (2014) at the U.S. ( Ramey Air Force Base Historical Association)Ī U.S. The battery site is currently owned by the Puerto Rico Dept. At least one concrete mount still exists, located on Playa Cañones near the town of Aguada.

¤¤ TEMPORARY HARBOR DEFENSES of AGUADILLAīattery Aguada, a four-gun 155mm battery on Panama mounts, was actually located about 4.5 miles southwest from Aguadilla. (thanks to Marshall Sitrin for additional info)

This was probably the police barracks, the former Fuerte de la Concepción. Army garrison post until transferred to the local defense force. The town was founded in 1775.įuerte (or Batería) de San Carlos was previously here when the British attacked the town in 1797.Ī U.S. By 1890 it was used as a local police barracks. Attacked in 1825 by Colombian privateers. No remains.Ī Spanish colonial fortification. ( NOTE: The present town of San Germán was founded/relocated in 1573.Ī Spanish colonial fortification. A fort was ordered built in 1514, but was probably not begun until 1529, after the French had sacked the town in 1528. The short-lived Casa Fuerte del Higuey was built here in 1506, the first known Spanish fortification in Puerto Rico. Site condition unknown, probably destroyed. The town was founded in 1760.īattery Algarrobo, a four-gun 155mm battery on Panama mounts, was located about three miles northwest from the city, near Punta Algarrobo. It was reported destroyed in the 1918 earthquake and tsunami. It was built sometime before the 1821 slave revolt in nearby Bayamón. Also known as Batería de Cabo Rojo.Ī Spanish colonial fortification at Boca Morena. WELCOME TO PUERTO RICO Last Update: 25/SEPTEMBER/2017Ĭompiled by Pete Payette - ©2017 American Forts NetworkĪ Spanish colonial fortification built before 1828, when it was repaired. THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR IN PUERTO RICO (en Español)

San juan puerto rico map forts