Fort of San Juan de Ulúa

Veracruz · Mexico

Fort of San Juan de Ulúa, Mexico
Photo: Victor Pineda, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Good to know

Coordinates
Open in maps

A coral-stone island fortress that guarded the port of Veracruz for centuries and served as Spain's last foothold in Mexico. Its dungeons and ramparts front the Gulf of Mexico.

Where next?

The world is wide open.

Sources