Fort
San Diego Museum, Acapulco, Mexico
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| Museo Historico de Acapulco, Fuerte de San Diego |
Acapulco is known for its beach hotels but also has some great museums. One of the best is the Fort San Diego Museum, (Fuerte de San Diego) just across from the cruise ship terminal.
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Great views of Acapulco Bay from the fort
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Fort
San Diego was built in the early 1600s overlooking the harbor to
protect shipping from pirates during the age of trade with the
Philippines.
Trade
with the Philippines was conducted by the annual flotilla of the
Manila Galleons. This shipping trade from the mid 16th
to the 19th
centuries brought exotic luxury goods from Asia to Acapulco's harbor
for shipment to Europe and the Americas.
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| Treasured cargo aboard the ships was a target for pirates |
The
richness of the cargoes attracted pirates. The fort was thus built
and rebuilt after destruction in battle with pirates and by
earthquake.
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| The fort was self sustaining, with kitchen, storage, quarters, and a chapel |
The Museum Fort San Diego, is an Acapulco cultural highlight. See historic items and learn about life in Spain's American colony
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| Find the fort just beside the cruise ship terminal |
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