Today, the fort, which is now located on grounds belonging to the Caribe Hilton Hotel, is regarded as part of the National Park Service - San Juan National Historic site. Tourists visit the fort and sometimes the hotel uses it for private gatherings. "El Polvorín" or powder house that was built in 1769 and supplied the fort with gunpowder is part of Luis Muñoz Rivera park.
Fort San Jeronimo with El Condado in the background.
External links
National Park Service - San Juan National Historic Site (http://www.nps.gov/saju/)
Geronimo was the leader of the last American Indian fighting force formally to capitulate to the United States.
Geronimo was never a chief, but a medicine man, a seer and a spiritual and intellectual leader both in and out of battle.
Geronimo became a rancher, appeared (1904) at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, sold Geronimo souvenirs, and rode in President Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 inaugural parade.
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