Fortress
Fort San Diego
🇲🇽 Mexico · 17th century
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).
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Fort San Diego ranks #2,947 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #5 of the 11 mapped in Mexico. Founded 1616, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,541 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. See how Mexico compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort San Diego?
Fort San Diego stands in Mexico, at 16.85°, -99.9024°.
When was Fort San Diego built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1616. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort San Diego?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,947 of 8,133 worldwide, and #5 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 Fort San Diego?
Palace of Cortés, Cuernavaca, about 241 km away.
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