page_title: San Juan de Ulúa
hierarchical_section_title: San Juan de Ulúa
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Plan et panorama du fort de Saint-Jean de Ulloa en 1838, au moment du conflit entre la France et le Mexique.English: Plan and panorama of the fort of Saint-Jean de Ulloa in 1838, at the time of the conflict between the France and the Mexico.Español: Plan y panorama de la fortaleza de San Juan de Ulloa en 1838, en el momento del conflicto entre la Francia y la México.
context_page_description: San Juan de Ulúa, also known as Castle of San Juan de Ulúa, is a large complex of fortresses, prisons and one former palace on an island of the same name in the Gulf of Mexico overlooking the seaport of Veracruz, Mexico. Juan de Grijalva's 1518 expedition named the island. On Easter Sunday 1519, Hernan Cortés met with Tendile and Pitalpitoque, emissaries from Moctezuma II's Aztec Empire.
  It was built between 1535-1769. There is a local museum of the fortress, inaugurated in 1984.
context_section_description: San Juan de Ulúa, also known as Castle of San Juan de Ulúa, is a large complex of fortresses, prisons and one former palace on an island of the same name in the Gulf of Mexico overlooking the seaport of Veracruz, Mexico.  Juan de Grijalva's 1518 expedition named the island.  On Easter Sunday 1519, Hernan Cortés met with Tendile and Pitalpitoque, emissaries from Moctezuma II's Aztec Empire.
  It was built between 1535-1769. There is a local museum of the fortress, inaugurated in 1984.
caption: Plan and panoramic view of the fort in 1838 from French map during the war between France and Mexico
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