Baluarte de Santiago

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Baluarte de Santiago is a historic coastal bastion in Veracruz City, Mexico, built as part of the colonial fortifications to defend the port from pirate attacks and invasions.

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Label Occurrences
Baluarte de Santiago canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bastion ⓘ
fortification ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle colonial military architecture ⓘ
builtFor Spanish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Spanish monarchy
category Buildings and structures in Veracruz ⓘ
Forts in Mexico ⓘ
Spanish colonial fortifications ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Veracruz ⓘ
condition partially preserved ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
function military defense structure ⓘ
hasAccessibility urban setting ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of colonial-era defense of Veracruz ⓘ
hasPart bastion platform ⓘ
embrasures for cannons ⓘ
parapets ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
hasType coastal bastion ⓘ
hasView Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
heritageDesignation historic site ⓘ
languageOfPlace Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Gulf of Mexico coast ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ
Veracruz City ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Central Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: Central Time Zone
locatedNear Port of Veracruz ⓘ
locatedOn coastline of Veracruz City ⓘ
material masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
municipality Veracruz Municipality ⓘ
linked to: Veracruz City
namedAfter Saint James (Santiago) ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator local cultural authorities of Veracruz ⓘ
partOf colonial fortifications of Veracruz ⓘ
defensive system of the Port of Veracruz ⓘ
region State of Veracruz ⓘ
significance defense of Spanish colonial trade routes ⓘ
protection of Veracruz as main port of New Spain ⓘ
significantPeriod Spanish colonial period ⓘ
tourism cultural tourism site ⓘ
use coastal defense ⓘ
port defense ⓘ
protection against invasions ⓘ
protection against pirate attacks ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Veracruz City → hasLandmark → Baluarte de Santiago ⓘ