Fuerte de la Concepción
Historic Spanish fortress in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fuerte de la Concepción (English: Fort of the Conception) was a Spanish military fortress guarding the port and town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, in the 18th and 19th centuries.[1] In 1986, the fort's single surviving building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places,[2] and later on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.[4]
Fuerte de la Concepción[lower-alpha 1] | |
 The surviving structure of the fort in 2017 | |
  Location of Aguadilla and the Fuerte de la Concepción in Puerto Rico | |
| Location | Calle Agustín Stahl Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°26′09″N 67°09′21″W |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | Spanish Royal Engineers Corps |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000703 |
| RNSZH No. | 2000-(RO)-19-JP-SH |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1986 |
| Designated RNSZH | December 21, 2000 |
- Sources authoritative with regard to National Register listing parameters give different forms of the fort's name, including Fuerte de la Concepción from the fort's nomination form,[1] Fuerte de la Concepcion from the official weekly announcement of National Register actions,[2] and Fuerte de la Conception from the comprehensive National Register database.[3] This article adopts the first of these, Fuerte de la Concepción, because it offers the most proper Spanish orthography.
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