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Fuerte San Juan Bautista

🇦🇷 Argentina · 18th century

Fuerte San Juan Bautista in Argentina
Photo: Walter Nieto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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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Frequently asked questions

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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