Cannon Firing Demonstration, Castillo de San Marcos , St Augustine, Florida
by Felix Lai
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Cannon Firing Demonstration, Castillo de San Marcos , St Augustine, Florida
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Felix Lai
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This photo captures cannon firing demonstration at Castillo de San Macros, St Augustine, Florida. The demonstration takes place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It is fun to watch while visiting Castillo de San Macros.
Castillo de San Marcos
The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. Located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Florida, the fort was designed by the Spanish engineer Ignacio Daza. Construction began in 1672, 107 years after the city's founding by Spanish Admiral and conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, when Florida was part of the Spanish Empire. The fort's construction was ordered by Governor Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega after the destructive raid by the English privateer Robert Searles in 1668. Work proceeded under the administration of Guerra's successor, Manuel de Cendoya in 1671, and the first coquina stones were laid in 1672. The construction of the core of the current fortress was completed in 1695, though it would undergo many alterations and renovations over the centuries.
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