page_title: Fort of San Diego
section_title: Second fort
hierarchical_section_title: Fort of San Diego / Layout / Second fort
caption_attribution_description: English: Model of the San Diego Fort at the Fort in Acapulco, Mexico
context_page_description: The Fort of San Diego, formerly also known as the Fort of San Carlos is a star fort in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. It was built by the Spanish Empire, and it was one of the most important Spanish fortifications along the Pacific coast. The fort was first built in the 17th century, but was completely rebuilt in the 18th century. Today, it is an important landmark in Acapulco, and it is open to the public as the Acapulco Historic Museum.
context_section_description: The present fort as designed by Ramón Panón is in the shape of a regular pentagon, and its five bastions are called:
  Baluarte de San José (St. Joseph Bastion)
  Baluarte de San Antonio (St. Anthony Bastion)
  Baluarte de San Luis (St. Louis Bastion)
  Baluarte de Santa Bárbara (St. Barbara Bastion)
  Baluarte de la Concepción (Conception Bastion)
  Each bastion had a guerite on its salient, but these were demolished in the 1970s.
caption: Model of the Fort of San Diego showing its layout
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