The fortress of San Juan de Ulua is a large complex of fortresses, prisons, and one former palace. It is one of the first bastions in Mexico, whose walls and history you will love to visit in Veracruz

The Military Fort of San Juan de Ulua is one of the most important historical monuments of the city built on an islet to protect ships from bad weather and to defend the port from attacks by pirates and freebooters, over time it became the fortress that housed contingents and later it was a prison.

Currently, it was reopened as the Veracruz Archaeological Museum, where archaeological pieces from the Gulf of Mexico region are gathered, in addition to knowing the history of the Fort, during your visit you can also tour and learn about the architecture of this important monument.

San Juan de Ulua is the name of a small island in Mexico where the old fortress and the former port (with the same name) are located. The construction of the fortress was planned by the Spaniards under the command of Hernan Cortés on April 22, 1519, in the context of the conquest of America and the pirate and corsair attacks of the time against Spain.