Notas investigativas sobre el legado de los Antonelli en el Caribe;Reformas al Sistema de Defensa de la ciudad de San Juan de PuertoRico siglos XVI-XVII
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[1] ICOFORT, Puerto Rico
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- Localización: FORTMED2023. Defensive architecture of the mediterranean : vol. XIII, XIV, XV / Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua (dir. congr.), Denise Ulivieri (aut.), 2023, ISBN 978-84-1396-129-3, págs. 131-138
- Idioma: español
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Resumen
The theme of European defensive architecture is introduced in America from the event of the Discovery and subsequent conquest and colonization of the new territories by Spain, who soon saw the need to ensure the defense and retention of their new possessions against their European rivals, England, France, Holland, and Denmark. Spain took on the task of fortifying those strategic ports in the Caribbean to prevent them from falling under enemy rule. One of those main ports was the port of San Juan located on the Island of Puerto Rico, considered as the Key to the Indies since it depended on the protection of the ships that came and went from the New World carrying the riches to Spain. The subject of the Antonelli has resurfaced from oblivion during the last three decades, carrying out numerous studies on their work in Europe, Africa, and America. But little has been studied about the legacy of the Antonelli in Puerto Rico. This study analyses the Defensive System of the City of San Juan Centuries XVI and XVII; from the beginning to the Military Reforms of the Fortifications of the city of San Juan de Puerto Rico carried out by the Military Engineers Bautista Antonelli and his son Juan Bautista Antonelli.
