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| '''Castillo San Felipe del Morro''' ([[English language |English]]: ''Promontory Castle of Saint Philip''), most commonly known as '''''El Morro''''' ''(The Promontory)'', is a large [[Medieval fortification|fortress]] and [[citadel]] in the historic district of [[Old San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]]. Commissioned by [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor |Charles I of Spain]] in 1539, it was first built as a [[fortified tower]] in honor of [[Philip II of Spain |Philip II]], who oversaw its expansion into a [[Hornwork |hornwork fort]] by 1595. Over the next 200 years, especially in the reign of [[Charles III of Spain |Charles III]], ''El Morro'' continued to be developed to reach its current form in 1787. Rising 140 ft from the [[Atlantic Ocean |Atlantic]] shoreline with 18 to 25 ft thick walls, it stands on a steep, rocky [[headland]] [[promontory]] on [[San Juan Islet]] guarding the entry to [[San Juan Bay]], the harbor of [[Old San Juan]]. ''El Morro'', alongside [[La Fortaleza]], [[Castillo San Cristóbal (San Juan) |San Cristóbal]], [[Fortín San Juan de la Cruz |El Cañuelo]], and other forts part of the [[Walls of Old San Juan]], protected [[Geostrategy |strategically and militarily]] important [[Puerto Rico]], or ''La Llave de las Indias (The Key to the [[Council of the Indies |Indies]])'',<ref> {{cite web | title=Justificación para una historia militar de Puerto Rico| website=Academia Puertorriqueña de la Historia| date=April 4, 2023 | url=https://academiaprhistoria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1990-07-01-02.pdf | language=Spanish | pages=250-51| access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref> from invasion by competing [[List_of_modern_great_powers#Early modern powers |world powers]] during the [[Age of Sail]].<ref name="nps.gov">[http://www.nps.gov/saju/ www.nps.gov] [[National Park Service]] - San Juan National Historic Site - The Gibraltar of the Caribbean - Accessed on 2014-11-29</ref> | '''Castillo San Felipe del Morro''' ([[English language |English]]: ''Promontory Castle of Saint Philip''), most commonly known as '''''El Morro''''' ''(The Promontory)'', is a large [[Medieval fortification|fortress]] and [[citadel]] in the historic district of [[Old San Juan]], [[Puerto Rico]]. Commissioned by [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor |Charles I of Spain]] in 1539, it was first built as a [[fortified tower]] in honor of [[Philip II of Spain |Philip II]], who oversaw its expansion into a [[Hornwork |hornwork fort]] by 1595. Over the next 200 years, especially in the reign of [[Charles III of Spain |Charles III]], ''El Morro'' continued to be developed to reach its current form in 1787. Rising 140 ft from the [[Atlantic Ocean |Atlantic]] shoreline with 18 to 25 ft thick walls, it stands on a steep, rocky [[headland]] [[promontory]] on [[San Juan Islet]] guarding the entry to [[San Juan Bay]], the harbor of [[Old San Juan]]. ''El Morro'', alongside [[La Fortaleza]], [[Castillo San Cristóbal (San Juan) |San Cristóbal]], [[Fortín San Juan de la Cruz |El Cañuelo]], and other forts part of the [[Walls of Old San Juan]], protected [[Geostrategy |strategically and militarily]] important [[Puerto Rico]], or ''La Llave de las Indias (The Key to the [[Council of the Indies |Indies]])'',<ref> {{cite web | title=Justificación para una historia militar de Puerto Rico| website=Academia Puertorriqueña de la Historia| date=April 4, 2023 | url=https://academiaprhistoria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1990-07-01-02.pdf | language=Spanish | pages=250-51| access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref> from invasion by competing [[List_of_modern_great_powers#Early modern powers |world powers]] during the [[Age of Sail]].<ref name="nps.gov">[http://www.nps.gov/saju/ www.nps.gov] [[National Park Service]] - San Juan National Historic Site - The Gibraltar of the Caribbean - Accessed on 2014-11-29</ref> It was designated a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] in 1983. |
| [[File:Flags Castillo San Felipe del MorroSJU 06 2019 6622.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The [[Cross of Burgundy]] of the [[Spanish Empire]], ''[[Flag of Puerto Rico|La Monoestrellada]]'' of [[Puerto Rico]], and the [[Flag of the United States |Stars and Stripes]] of the [[United States]], fly continuously on ''El Morro'']] | [[File:Flags Castillo San Felipe del MorroSJU 06 2019 6622.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The [[Cross of Burgundy]] of the [[Spanish Empire]], ''[[Flag of Puerto Rico|La Monoestrellada]]'' of [[Puerto Rico]], and the [[Flag of the United States |Stars and Stripes]] of the [[United States]], fly continuously on ''El Morro'']] |
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