Acapulco

Fort of San Diego Museum in Acapulco, a port that looks to the East

The San Diego Fort in Acapulco is part of the historical complex of fortresses that were built to defend the most important ports of Mexico from the constant onslaught of piracy.

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Fort of San Diego Museum in Acapulco, a port that looks to the East
Fort of San Diego was built with military purposes for the defense of the port and, therefore, of the possessions of the Spanish Crown. In the end, in 1783, it had four vaults with galleys for supplies, provisions, and barracks for the troops; eight smaller vaults to store gunpowder and weapons, as well as to house the main guard and officers; a dungeon, a galley for prisoners, a kitchen and two cisterns, the latter built at the beginning of the 19th century. Image: INAH

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