Today we went back to Old San Juan to get a closer look at some historical sites, including El Moro.
The first picture that looks like a giant pool table is actually a bed---for about 20 Spaniards!! The mini-pool table is the captain's bed. It's a good thing they were not even five feet tall!
After studying more of the history all week, I took a closer look at the walled city and how it was a fortress. Because Puerto Rico is an island, there are not many opportunities for invaders to sneak up on it. This city is designed as a fortress against invaders, and this piece of history has been preserved in Old San Juan.
The third picture is of El Moro and also a picture of the entrance to the city from the Caribbean. El Moro means "the mound" and the fortress was built there because it was a useful spot for guarding San Juan. In the U.S. mainland, we focus on our nation's flag. In PR, it is an amazing site to see the Puerto Rican flag flying together with the flag of the United States.
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