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about San Juan

San Juan is the capital of the United States commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The city is located in the northeastern part of the island. It is the oldest city under US Flag and Puerto Rico's principal seaport, as well as the main manufacturing, financial, cultural, and tourist center of the island.

San Juan history

In 1508 Juan Ponce de León founded the original settlement, Caparra, now known as Pueblo Viejo, behind the almost land-locked harbor just to the west of the present San Juan metropolitan area. A year later, the settlement was abandoned and moved to the site of which was called Puerto Rico, meaning "rich port". In 1521, the name of the settlement was reversed with the name which Christopher Columbus had originally given the island, San Juan, in honor of John the Baptist.

Old San Juan is the historical district of the city which lies on a small island connected to the mainland by bridges and a causeway, characterized by its narrow cobblestone streets. The buildings in Old San Juan date back to the 16th and 17th century. The oldest parts of the city remain partly enclosed by massive walls and contains several defensive structures and notable forts, such as El Morro (begun 1539) and San Cristóbal (17th century), both part of San Juan National Historic Site, and El Palacio de Santa Catalina, also known as La Fortaleza (begun in 1533), which now serves as the governor's mansion. Also on the island where Old San Juan is situated is the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista (begun in the 1520s), a Gothic structure that contains the tomb of the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León.

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