Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad | |
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  Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad | |
| Nearest city | Umatac, Guam |
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| Coordinates | 13°17′36″N144°39′27″E / 13.29333°N 144.65750°E /13.29333; 144.65750 |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | c.1802-1819 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002042[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1974 |
Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (Spanish:Fuerte de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad) is a fortification nearUmatac,Guam. Built by the Spanish probably between 1802 and 1819, it was the fourth of four fortifications that protected an anchorage forgalleons transiting betweenAcapulco, Mexico and thePhilippines, a route that fell out of use in 1815 withMexican independence.
The fort has been damaged bytreasure-hunters; it was made into a park followingWorld War II. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1][2]
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