Fortress
Fuerte San Juan Bautista
🇦🇷 Argentina · 18th century
The Fuerte San Juan Bautista, or San Juan Bautista de Chascomús, was a fortified post that formed part of the defensive line of the territory of Buenos Aires on its frontier with the Indians. Located in the present-day Partido of Chascomús, it gave rise to its head town, the city of Chascomús.
Machine-translated from “Fuerte de Chascomús” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuerte San Juan Bautista ranks #7,976 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 6 mapped in Argentina. Founded 1781, it is older than 15% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Argentina compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fuerte San Juan Bautista?
Fuerte San Juan Bautista stands in Argentina, at -35.58313°, -57.99706°.
When was Fuerte San Juan Bautista built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1781. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fuerte San Juan Bautista?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,976 of 8,134 worldwide, and #6 in Argentina. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fuerte San Juan Bautista?
Fort of Buenos Aires, about 114 km away.
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