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{{Location
|image =[[File:San Juan.jpg|275px]]
|name = San Juan
|continent = [[Wikipedia:North America|North America]]
|location = [[Puerto Rico]]
|notable = [[Juan Ponce de León]]
|population = [[Spain|Spanish]] colonists
|affiliation = [[Spain]]
|first = ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned|Armada of the Damned]]''
|latest = ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned|Armada of the Damned]]''
|}}
'''San Juan''' was the capital of [[Puerto Rico]].

==History==
San Juan was built by [[Juan Ponce de León]] in 1510 after he captured the location from the native Caribs. San Juan grew into one of the largest cities of [[Spain]] in the [[New World]].

At one point, the city was visited by [[James Sterling]] during the [[Age of Piracy]].

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==Behind the scenes==
*[[Castillo del Morro]] from [[Walt Disney]]'s [[Pirates of the Caribbean (ride)|Pirates of the Caribbean]] ride was inspired by [[Wikipedia:Fort San Felipe del Morro|Castillo de San Felipe del Morro]] in the [[Wikipedia:Old San Juan, Puerto Rico|Old San Juan]] in San Juan.<ref>[http://disneyreporter.110mb.com/disneyreporter/transporter/wdw/mk/al/potc.htm  "Pirates of the Caribbean"] Disney Reporter - Where the Magic Lives</ref>
*For filming ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', a scene of a carriage arriving to the [[Spanish royal palace|royal palace]] in [[Cádiz]] was filmed at [[Wikipedia:Castillo de San Cristóbal (Puerto Rico)|Castillo San Cristobal]] in Old San Juan, the capital of [[Puerto Rico]].<ref name=">[http://www.prdailysun.com/news/Caribbean-pirates-shoot-in-Fort-San-Cristobal Puerto Rico Daily Sun]</ref> Castillo San Cristobal was one of the two great fortifications built by [[Spain]] to guard San Juan from land attack. Construction began in [[1634]] and was completed in [[1783]], making it absolutely period-correct for the film's mid-eighteenth-century setting.<ref name="ArtOST">''[[The Art of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''</ref>
*[[Terry Rossio]]'s 2012 screenplay draft for ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales|Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' features Fort San Cristobal.<ref>[[Wordplay|Wordplayer.com]]: [http://www.wordplayer.com/archives/PIRATES5.cover.html PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES by Terry Rossio]</ref> While it is unconfirmed, Fort San Cristobal was probably named after Castillo de San Cristóbal in San Juan.
*The only [[in-universe]] appearance of San Juan is in the video game ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned]]''. But, since that game was cancelled, it is unknown if the town's appearance in the game is [[canon]] or not.

==Appearances==
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned]]''

==Sources==
*''[[The Art of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]''

==Notes and references==
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