Fortín Conde de Mirasol, Isabel Segunda

Name: Fortín Conde de Mirasol
Address: Isabel II, Isabel Segunda, Puerto Rico
Telephone: +1 787 741 1717

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El Fortín Conde de Mirasol, also known as Fuerte de Vieques, is a fort built in 1845 located in the town of Isabel Segunda in Vieques, an island municipality of Puerto Rico. In 1991, the fort was restored by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. The structure houses the Vieques Museum of Art and History and the Vieques Historic Archives, an extensive collection of documents related to the history of Vieques. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1845 (179 years ago)Coordinates: 18°8'51"N, 65°26'21"W

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Isabel IIIsabel Segunda Puerto Rico

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+1 787 741 1717

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Fortín Conde de Mirasol – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Puerto Ferro Light, Vieques National Wildlife Refuge, Punta Mulas Light, Archaeological Area of the Hombre de Puerto Ferro.

3.7 miS
Lighthouse
Puerto Ferro Light, Vieques
94 min walk • Puerto Ferro Light, also known as Faro de Puerto Ferro, is a historic lighthouse located in the Vieques, Puerto Rico. The light was first lit in 1896. It is one of the last minor or local lights to be built by the Spanish government. The light was of crucial importance to cross the Vieques Passage.
3.1 miSE
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Vieques National Wildlife Refuge, Vieques
80 min walk • The Vieques National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Vieques in the Puerto Rico archipelago. It is part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
0.6 miNW
Lighthouse, Neoclassical architecture, Vernacular architecture
Punta Mulas Light, Isabel Segunda
15 min walk • Punta Mulas Light, also known as Faro de Vieques, is a historic lighthouse located in the north shore of Vieques, an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. It was first lit in 1896 and automated in 1949. Punta Mulas Light was the second lighthouse built on Vieques after the Puerto Ferro Light.
3 miSW
18°6'31"N • 65°27'35"W
Archaeological Area of the Hombre de Puerto Ferro, Vieques
77 min walk • Museum

Fortín Conde de Mirasol, Isabel Segunda

Facts and practical information

Fortín Conde de Mirasol – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Puerto Ferro Light, Vieques

Vieques National Wildlife Refuge, Vieques

Punta Mulas Light, Isabel Segunda

Archaeological Area of the Hombre de Puerto Ferro, Vieques