Puerto Rico · locality file

San Juan

12 dossiers on record ·

The record for San Juan opens with Castillo San Cristóbal and La Fortaleza — 10 more files sit in the drawer below.

Fort

High confidence

Castillo San Cristóbal

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Fort built to defend land approaches.

3 claims · 3 legends→

Governor Mansion

Medium

La Fortaleza

San Juan, Puerto Rico

The oldest executive mansion in the Americas—built as a fortress, haunted per lore.

3 claims · 2 legends→

Historic House Museum

Medium

Casa Blanca

San Juan, Puerto Rico

1521 house built for Ponce de León’s family—he never lived in it.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Fort

Medium

Castillo San Felipe del Morro

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Spanish fort guarding San Juan Bay.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Monument

Medium

La Rogativa Monument

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Monument to a procession legend connected with the 1797 siege.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Former Rock Formation

Medium

La Piedra del Perro

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Former dog-shaped coastal formation near Fortín San Jerónimo.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Cemetery

Medium

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Seaside cemetery whose setting is linked in tourism writing to afterlife beliefs.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Chapel

Low

Capilla del Cristo

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Old San Juan chapel associated with a horse-racing rescue legend.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Theater

Medium

Teatro Tapia

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Historic theater in Old San Juan.

1 claim→

Prison

Medium

Cárcel Oso Blanco

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Former Río Piedras penitentiary complex.

1 claim→

Hotel

Low

Normandie Hotel

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Hotel in San Juan ghost stories.

1 claim→

Fort

Medium

Fortín San Gerónimo

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Fort that resisted bombardment during the 1797 invasion.

1 fact→