Fort San Miguel

Fort San Miguel was a Spanish fortification at Yuquot (formerly Friendly Cove) on Nootka Island, just west of north-central Vancouver Island. It protected the Spanish settlement, called Santa Cruz de Nuca, the first colony in British Columbia.

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Fort San Miguel ranks #1,966 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 14 mapped in Canada. Founded 1789, it is older than 15% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 238 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Canada compares in the castle statistics.

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