{"id":21838,"date":"2025-03-18T17:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/nicht-kategorisiert\/castillo-de-san-marcos\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T22:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T20:56:27","slug":"castillo-de-san-marcos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florida-scout.com\/en\/places-of-interest-atlantic-coast\/castillo-de-san-marcos\/","title":{"rendered":"Castillo de San Marcos: How it all began"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Your guide to St. Augustine<\/p><\/div>

All the highlights, tips and information about Saint Augustine at a glance! <\/p>

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Discover history in the Castillo de San Marcos<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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You can find out how it all began at the Castillo de San Marcos in Saint Augustine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Castillo de San Marcos<\/a><\/strong> is a fort built by the Spanish, whose construction was decided after an attack in 1668 and started in 1672. Cuban workers built the citadel from shell limestone<\/strong> over a period of 23 years. Today, the local rangers wear uniforms from the Spanish colonial era to envelop visitors in a medieval atmosphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every half hour there is a cannon fire<\/strong> in the Castillo de San Marcos if there are enough visitors. There are also various other demonstrations. The rangers are also happy to answer tourists’ questions, which they are obviously happy to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siege by the British<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after its completion in 1702, the British, under the command of Governor James Moore<\/strong>, laid siege to the fort from the town of Charleston, founded in 1670 in the British colony of South Carolina. During the two-month siege, 1,200 inhabitants of the town lived in the fort together with 300 soldiers stationed there. A Spanish fleet from Havana was able to end the siege. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The British sank their ships to prevent them from falling into Spanish hands. They then set fire to the city, which burned to the ground<\/strong>. The losers fled overland to Carolina. Pedro Ruiz de Olano rebuilt the fort in 1738. He reinforced the walls and replaced the wooden ceilings with stone vaulted ceilings so that heavier cannons could be used in the fort for future defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siege by the British for the 2nd time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n