DESCRIPTION OF SAN JUAN O'UllOA'
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T4c C,.r,o of San Juan d'lIIoa is unques'loh'
,l,v I'VE mos, celebrated of all Amencln ioF'
,r.:..s 1t, construction was commenced III ms
vrar l5~2 uron n bar or bank IN froh' Oh '"o
,,,, of Vera Cruz. at the stance OF lUo2 Cas'
,,.,,n yarns pr wards and 1t is entirely surrou",
dod nv worer. Tie centre of the area occuP'eu
hv this r,rrress is a small island, upon ""'c"
Juan de GrilIya landed year Pro''ous " ''o
o~.;'oI of Gor,ez up.n our continent, and nj
,,., ror;ol !, ocriIontly received the name whlch
!, ro,,;,s +, ,b,s present day. 1t seems lha'
,Iero y7s = shrine or temple erected, upon t,n
,,Li,.b L,-,,r victims were sacrificed . the IN.
dian ooJs: and as the Spanllrds were 'n'",'''eu
,I,a, hasa otT.rinrs were made il accordance
v,,,, tho commands of the kings OF heo'nua'
la,,o of the nroyioces of the empire) they con.
founded or abbreviated tins name I','o Wv
U,Doa. winch they affixed to Inc 's''"u' .,


Slytv.onr wears after the confucS' '"e TN W
was undertaken, and aJthoh2h Is '''',, :"
:,.ar destined no, ony 10 defend Vera Cruz ou'
to attack it. in case OF necess'ty' 'n"' Guy wis.,
nevertheless, sacked by tho P'r''tS' "''' ESQ
renowned frrchonter LorencIIio'' inc year ioIo.


The cost Of the Castle has been ts''''..'eu y!
various writer's, to have ahouilteu W ''0
of forty millions OF dol.ars' and II may "o' w
ragrrird 4 an cNnggeraiIon' II VIZ so"s' .,.I. Of
.diii.ol,y r obtaining some OF the maierla's o'
wi',rb :, ia comnoscj. and the fact tina! large
,or,,,, Of II i, buit on foundations Ia'd IN '"o
.on wbose waves i. has resisted Tor more 'han
two centuries. i, ,-ub of


According to 4 report made on the i"n o.
January. l775. it was the opinion ct counc" ol
war co,uaosed # distinguished cheers 'ha' ''i'
fortress. after all lis defences were co"P,e:ou'
would rroulro garrison, for eIIocnSs sef''cs'
composed Of


700 Infantry sodIcrs'


800 Artillery DO.


22S Sailors.


100 Supernumerares .


The ,ricnos po'ggoa, which faces vera Iruz' ,'I
ex,cud, 300 wards IN length. whist th't wh'cn
defends the north channel is, at least 2oo ynro'
I,rg. Resides tfn.. there is low balIery' s'lu'
,rri in the bas,an Of Santiago. winch douO'es
rIr fro an that channel. The southern cnalne'
i, coumanl led. also, By the battery OF oah M'Su'
r. ,,,


Tho whole fortress is CONSTRUCTED OF MdarfTo'
=, ,r,rsg , srpc,cs of soft coral winch aOouhus
+, ,h ucrrhborlnr islands; aud lis walls are from
frr Il, FIVE Yards n thickness, .he'r exterior De-
,1r faced with harder stone. It IS wei! sup
yOt,i with water, having seven cls;er"s "''N'a INC
castle. pL


Err,ro ,hc castle WINS attacked by the Frencn'
in ls3s /, was defended hv III pieces, OF vnr''
o,s c,,.bres-ins,rad of $40. which would form
It's full equipment.