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Fort of San Diego

The Fort of San Diego (Spanish: Fuerte de San Diego), formerly also known as the Fort of San Carlos (Spanish: Fuerte de San Carlos) is a star fort in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. It was built by the Spanish Empire, and it was one of the most important Spanish fortifications along the Pacific coast. The fort was first built in the 17th century, but was completely rebuilt in the 18th century. Today, it is an important landmark in Acapulco, and it is open to the public as the Acapulco Historic Museum (Spanish: Museo Histórico de Acapulco).

This article is about the fort in Acapulco, Mexico. For the one in Algeciras, Spain, see Fuerte de San Diego.

Fort San Diego

Yes

Intact

1616–1617 (first fort)
1778–1783 (second fort)

Stone

Pedro Antonio Vélez (1813)

Layout[edit]

First fort[edit]

The original fort as designed by Adrián Boot had an irregular pentagonal shape, and its five bastions were called:[1]

Military of New Spain

Official website