Country
Uruguai
City / Region
Near Dieciocho de Julio / Chuy / Rocha
Construction Date
Built by the Spanish 1734; taken and redesigned by the Portuguese 1737; reconquered by the Spanish 1763.
Conservation status
Preserved. Houses historical collection (Spanish/Portuguese occupation); drawbridge. Nearby attractions: historic cemetery, Museo Criollo. Well-maintained as a museum within the National Park.
Latitude and Longitude
33°41'21.4"S 53°32'20.2"W
Main characteristics
Part of the colonial defensive line near the Brazilian border; military importance diminished after 1763; located within San Miguel National Park (SNAP). Monumento Histórico Nacional (1937).
Source(s)
TURISMO ROCHA. Fuerte de San Miguel. Disponível em: https://turismorocha.gub.uy/atractivos/historicos/fuerte-de-san-miguel. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.
CAMINO DE LOS JESUITAS. Fuerte de San Miguel. Disponível em: https://www.caminodelosjesuitas.com/atractivo-turistico/fuerte-de-san-miguel/. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.
TURISMO ROCHA. Fuerte de San Miguel: monumento histórico de Rocha, Uruguay. Disponível em: https://turismorocha.gub.uy/atractivos/historicos/fuerte-de-san-miguel#:~:text=Fuerte%20de%20San%20Miguel%3A%20monumento%20hist%C3%B3rico%20del%20Uruguay&text=El%20Fuerte%20de%20San%20Miguel,en%201937%20monumento%20hist%C3%B3rico%20nacional. Acesso em: 21 abr. 2025.