Fort Matanzas

Fort Matanzas (1740-1821) - First established by the Spanish at the entrance to St. Augustine Harbor in 1740. Named ..... after ...... Abandoned in 1821.

Second Spanish Period (1783-1821)

Control of Florida and the fort was returned to Spain in the 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. Spanish influence in the world had waned and they could no longer afford to maintain a vast network of remote outposts and Fort Matanzas fell into disrepair. By 1821 the fort was already in ruins.

Current Status

Period guns and mounts in place.

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Location: Fort Matanzas National Monument, St. Johns County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 29.715235 Long: -81.239018 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 3'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 185-186

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Matanzas
• NPS - Fort Matanzas National Monument

Visited: 16 Jan 2010

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