Castle
Castle of San Juan de Ulúa
🇲🇽 Mexico · 16th century
San Juan de Ulúa, now known as Castle of San Juan de Ulúa, is a large complex of fortresses, prisons and one former palace on an island of the same name in the Gulf of Mexico overlooking the seaport of Veracruz, Mexico. Juan de Grijalva's 1518 expedition named the island. On March 30, 1519, Hernan Cortés met with Tendile and Pitalpitoque, emissaries from Moctezuma II's Aztec Empire.
It was built between 1535 and 1769. There is a local museum of the fortress, inaugurated in 1984.
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Castle of San Juan de Ulúa ranks #914 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 11 mapped in Mexico. Founded 1565, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,879 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. See how Mexico compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of San Juan de Ulúa?
Castle of San Juan de Ulúa stands in Mexico, at 19.20917°, -96.13139°.
When was Castle of San Juan de Ulúa built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1565. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of San Juan de Ulúa?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #914 of 7,738 worldwide, and #3 in Mexico. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of San Juan de Ulúa?
San Carlos Fortress, about 124 km away.
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