Iingcebiso zokuvakashela iCastillo de San Cristobal e-Old San Juan

Yonke Into Okufuneka Uyazi Ngayo Inqaba Enkulu KunaSan Juan

Ulwazi lweMbali

Ephakama malunga neenyawo ezili-150 ngaphezu kolwandle, iCastillo de San Cristóbal (iSt. Christopher's Castle) isakhiwo esikhulu esiphezulu kwintshona ye- Old San Juan . Eyakhelwe ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-20 (i-1765-1785), iSan Cristóbal yayingaphezu kweminyaka engama-200 entsha kunesiStillo San Felipe del Morro (ebizwa ngokuthiwa yi-El Morro), i- Puerto Rico yokulwa nelo xesha.

Sekunjalo kwakungekho ukongeza okufunekayo kwinqanaba lomzi. Ngethuba u-El Morro walinda i-bay, uSan Cristóbal wayebukele kwimpuma ye-Old San Juan. Ukwakha isithintelo esikhusele isixeko ukusuka ekuhlaselweni komhlaba kubonakaliswe ukuhamba ngokuhlakanipha. Ngomnyaka we-1797, i-fort yasinceda ukuhlaselwa nguSir Ralph Abercrombie.

Ukususela kumbono wokwakha, zombini iSan Cristóbal kunye ne-El Morro ziqhotyoshelweyo, kungekhona inqaba, nangona bakhonza umsebenzi obalulekileyo wempi. Uyilo lweSan Cristóbal lwalunengqondo, kwaye lwalandela imodeli eyaziwa ngokuthi "ukukhusela ngokujulile." Inqwelomoya iqulethwe ngamacandelo amaninzi, idibene nganye kwaye igxininiswe ngokuqinileyo ukuze idideke kwaye ityebe intshaba kungekudala, kodwa ngamaxesha amaninzi. Ukuhamba nge-fort namhlanje kuya kukubonisa indlela engavamile kodwa esebenzayo.

Inqaba ibone isabelo sayo semfazwe. Ikhuphe iphoyinti yokuqala yaseSpain yeMfazwe yaseSpain-Amerika. Ngexesha leMfazwe Yehlabathi II, i-United States yongeza iinqaba kwiindonga zayo zangaphandle.

Kukho konke, kuye kwavela iimvavanyo zexesha nemfazwe. Nangona kunjalo, ngowe-1942, i-US yabongeza ibunk blasters kunye neebhokisi zeepilisi zamagilebhu kwi-fort, ephazamisa isakhiwo sokuqala, kwaye ngelishwa isalathiso lwezilwanyana namhlanje.

Ulwazi oluBalulekileyo lwaBatyeleli

Ukutyelela eSan Cristóbal kukunika ithuba lokuhamba phezu kwendawo enokuthi ujonge phezu kombhobho we-cannon kwiinqwelo zokuhamba ngeenqanawa eSan Juan Bay , okanye e-El Morro ngasempuma kwidolophu yakudala.

Unokungena ngaphakathi kweGarita , okanye ibhokisi lokuthumela, kwaye ujonge phezu kwamanzi. Kwaye ungabona iSan Juan endala isasazeka phambi kwakho.

Ummandla odibanisa i-El Morro neSan Cristobal ubizwa ngokuba yiSayithi Yembali yeSigqeba saseSan Juan kwaye ngoku isebenza yiNational Park Service. Ukhenketwa kwe-budget-friendly, ukufakwa kwisayithi kungama-$ 5 kuphela, ngokwewebsite ye-Park Service, kwaye unakho ukhetho lokuhlola isayithi ngokwakho okanye uhambo olukhokelwayo. Ukuba ukhetha okokugqibela, into enkonzo yamahhala, unokufumana ithuba lokubamba enye yeebhononti kwiinqanda zamasoldari, utyelele iitoni ezingezansi, okanye ufunde ngokubanzi malunga nembali yenkqantosi.

Iiyure eziqhelekileyo zepaki zivela ngomhla we-9 ukuya ku-6 ntambama imihla ngemihla kwaye zivuleleke kuluntu jikelele, imvula okanye ikhanyise. Ngokuxhomekeka kubukhulu beemeko zemozulu eziyingozi, ipaki ingavala, ngoko qiniseka ukuba uhlolisise iwebhusayithi ngolwazi oluninzi olusesikhathini. Abantwana babo bonke ubudala bayavunyelwa, nje kuphela xa behamba nomntu omdala. Izilwanyana zivunyelwe ngenxa yeSayithi yeSiganeko seSizwe saseSan Juan, kodwa kungekhona kwiindawo ezinqatyisiweyo.