San José Castle

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San José Castle -also known as Castillo de San José in Spanish- was opened to the public on 25 May 1846 on the «Buena Vista Hill» on the southeast of Guatemala City by general Rafael Carrera government; it was also known as «Carrera Castle». San José Fort was located where later Guatemalan administrations built a new city Hall, a National Theater and part of the Bolivar Avenue. The fort had a shooting range for the soldiers, ammunition warehouses, horses, diners and a small pond that was called "Soldier's Pond".

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Fuerte de San José Buena Vista
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Location: 14.643, -90.5155, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Guatemalan Civil War
    1960–1996 civil war in Guatemala
  • Fuerte de San José Buena Vista
  • San José Castle
    fort in Guatemala
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1965 — 1996 Guatemalan Civil War
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    arearegion1823United Provinces of Central AmericaWikidata
    eventwar1965Guatemalan Civil Warcivil war, Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity, politics of GuatemalaWikidata
    sitefort1846Fuerte de San José Buena VistafortWikidata
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