Fortaleza San Luis

Fortaleza San Luis is located near the Yaque del Norte River in southwest Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. The Fort was the location of several battles during the War of Restoration. Fortaleza San Luis has also served as a Municipal Prison and more recently the fort has been converted into a Museum.

History

The fort, throughout its history has been vital to the protection and control of the Dominican Republic's second city, Santiago, and by extension the entire

Cadets from Officers Training in the Yaque Battalion.^[1]

In 1881, the fort added a new

armory and in 1884, a Military Hospital was added to the fort. In 1886, President Ulises Heureaux gave as a gift to Santiago de los Caballeros

a clock tower that was installed in the Fortaleza San Luis.

During the

4th Marines

Regiment would leave the fort.

Prisioneros Notables

Leopoldo Espaillat a Polo (1891)

Don Máximo Grullon (1863)

Aristides Patiño a Tilo (1891)

Gral Evangelista Núñez (1874) Gdor de Santiago^[3]

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Renovation

In 2004, the fort was renovated and converted into a museum. The project was funded by the government, the private sector and by a philanthropist. The first-phase of the project came at a cost of $83,966.00RD pesos.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hechos históricos acontecidos en la Fortaleza San Luis". GasCaribe.net. 2005. Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
^ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 4TH MARINES". Historical Division Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. 1970. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
^ Martinez, Rufino (1971). Diccionario biográfico histórico dominicano 1 821 1930. Editora de la UASD. p. 354.

19°26′53.6886″N 70°42′10.15″W / 19.448246833°N 70.7028194°W / 19.448246833; -70.7028194

[Hechos_Historicos-1] "Hechos históricos acontecidos en la Fortaleza San Luis". GasCaribe.net. 2005. Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.

[MARINE_CORPS_HISTORICAL_REFERENCE_PAMPHLET-2] "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 4TH MARINES". Historical Division Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. 1970. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2010.

[3] Martinez, Rufino (1971). Diccionario biográfico histórico dominicano 1 821 1930. Editora de la UASD. p. 354.

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