Old San Juan Historic District/Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan National Historic Landmark Nomination
Charneco AP, Jacobs JA, de la Vega C. 2013. Old San Juan Historic District/Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 13000284_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for the Old San Juan Historic District/Distrito Histórico del Viejo in San Juan, San Juan County, Puerto Rico. The NHL nomination for the Old San Juan Historic District/Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 4. San Juan was one of the premier colonial cities in the United States and the nation’s most important and complete Spanish urban center, serving as a key port from which to establish their cultural, military, and political agendas throughout Spanish America. The collection of buildings Old San Juan/Viejo San Juan represents four centuries of Spanish culture, religion, politics, and architecture. The period of national significance is 1519-1898.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Charneco, Arlees; Jacobs, James; de la Vega, Caridad
- Date of Issue
- 2013-02-27
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- architecture, colonialism, commerce, maritime, National Historic Landmark, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Spain, Spanish