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Fort San Andres is the last surviving fortification from the period of the Spanish Occupation of Trinidad, which came to an end in 1797 with the capture of the island by the British. As early as 1733, a fortification called Fort San Andres was planned to replace a redoubt of fascines and earth, which was the only defense to Port of Spain. This however was not completed until 1787. The redoubt was located more or less where Royal Bank now stands. Port of Spain or as it was known to the Spanish, Puerto de los Hispanioles, initially was restricted to a few streets east of the St. Ann's or Tragarete River which at that time ran west along what is now Park Street and south to the foreshore through what is now Woodford Square and Chacon Street.

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  • Das Fort San Andres ist ein ehemaliges Fort in der trinidadischen Hauptstadt Port of Spain, das heute ein Museum beherbergt. (de)
  • Fort San Andres is the last surviving fortification from the period of the Spanish Occupation of Trinidad, which came to an end in 1797 with the capture of the island by the British. As early as 1733, a fortification called Fort San Andres was planned to replace a redoubt of fascines and earth, which was the only defense to Port of Spain. This however was not completed until 1787. The redoubt was located more or less where Royal Bank now stands. Port of Spain or as it was known to the Spanish, Puerto de los Hispanioles, initially was restricted to a few streets east of the St. Ann's or Tragarete River which at that time ran west along what is now Park Street and south to the foreshore through what is now Woodford Square and Chacon Street. (en)
  • El Fuerte San Andrés​​ (conocido en inglés como: Fort San Andres) es la última fortificación sobreviviente de la época de la ocupación española de la isla de Trinidad, que llegó a su fin en 1797 con la captura de la isla por los británicos. El Río de Santa Ana, ahora mejor conocido como el río Dry (Seco), fue desviado a su curso actual por el Gobernador español Chacón y se terminó en 1787. La nueva fortaleza fue construida como un espacio unido al continente por un puente de madera. La fortaleza tenía cinco cañones. (es)
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  • El Fuerte San Andrés​​ (conocido en inglés como: Fort San Andres) es la última fortificación sobreviviente de la época de la ocupación española de la isla de Trinidad, que llegó a su fin en 1797 con la captura de la isla por los británicos. Ya en 1733, estaba prevista una fortificación llamada Fuerte de San Andrés para sustituir un reducto de fajinas y tierra, que era la única defensa de Puerto España, sin embargo, este no se terminó hasta 1787. El reducto se encuentra más o menos donde el Royal Bank se ubica actualmente. Puerto de España, o como se le conocía antes Puerto de los Hispanioles, en un principio se limitaba a unas cuantas calles del este del río Tragarete o de St. Ann que en ese momento se dirigía al oeste a lo largo de lo que hoy es la calle del parque y al sur de la zona de mareas a través de lo que hoy es la Plaza Woodford y la Calle Chacón (Chacon Street). El Río de Santa Ana, ahora mejor conocido como el río Dry (Seco), fue desviado a su curso actual por el Gobernador español Chacón y se terminó en 1787. La nueva fortaleza fue construida como un espacio unido al continente por un puente de madera. La fortaleza tenía cinco cañones. En 1845, el consejo de la ciudad de Puerto España aprobó el llenado de la línea de costa de Puerto de España en la parte norte del Fuerte de San Andrés. A finales del siglo XIX, la línea de la playa se llenó de nuevo a su estado actual, bloqueando el Fuerte. La fortaleza cayó en desuso y más tarde una estructura fue construida sobre la antigua fortaleza para albergar a la Capitanía Marítima y otras varias oficinas del gobierno, incluyendo dependencias de la Policía. En 1995 el edificio fue restaurado y convertido en un Museo de la Ciudad de Puerto España. Varios de los cañones originales sobreviven y se cree que los cimientos datan de 1785. (es)
  • Fort San Andres is the last surviving fortification from the period of the Spanish Occupation of Trinidad, which came to an end in 1797 with the capture of the island by the British. As early as 1733, a fortification called Fort San Andres was planned to replace a redoubt of fascines and earth, which was the only defense to Port of Spain. This however was not completed until 1787. The redoubt was located more or less where Royal Bank now stands. Port of Spain or as it was known to the Spanish, Puerto de los Hispanioles, initially was restricted to a few streets east of the St. Ann's or Tragarete River which at that time ran west along what is now Park Street and south to the foreshore through what is now Woodford Square and Chacon Street. St. Ann's River, now better known as the Dry River, was diverted to its present course by the Spanish Governor Chacón and completed in 1787. The new fort was constructed as a mole linked to the mainland by a wooden bridge. The fort mounted five cannon and was "useful in maintaining good order among shipping anchored off-shore". In 1845, the Port of Spain Town council approved the filling of the Port of Spain waterfront to the northern side of Fort San Andres. Late in the nineteenth century the shoreline was again filled to its present line, completely land-locking the Fort. The Fort fell into disuse and later a structure was built on the old fort to house the Harbour Master and various other government offices, including the Police Service Traffic Branch. In 1995 the building was restored and converted to a museum of the City of Port of Spain. Several of the original cannons survive and the foundations bear the date 1785. (en)
  • Das Fort San Andres ist ein ehemaliges Fort in der trinidadischen Hauptstadt Port of Spain, das heute ein Museum beherbergt. (de)
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