Acapulco (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Josue T. Guzman.

The Fort of San Diego, at Acapulco, was built and garrisoned since the early 17th-century, in order to repel pirates or naval forces of enemy countries. After the 1776 earthquake, the fortress was entirely redesigned, rebuilt and fitted, according to criteria then in use. This new structure was besieged by an insurgent army, leaded by Morelos during the Mexican Independence War in 1813. The fort was continuously occupied by military personnel until 20th-century, when it became the local...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ruben Manzanilla. Roberto Junco. Salvador Estrada.

In 2015 and 2016 archaeological work was carried out at the historic fortress of San Diego, Acapulco, in the Pacific coast of Mexico by the project "Maritime Archaeology of the Port of Acapulco". Excavation on the outer wall yielded materials from pre-Hispanic times, all the way to the XX century. Diverse ceramics such as local wares, majolica’s from many parts of Mexico and porcelains from China and Europe, were recorded. Glass, metal and a variety of animal and human bones were also collected....

DOCUMENT Citation Only Roberto Junco. Silvina Vigliani.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Globalisation of Sino-foreign Maritime Exchange: Ocean Cultures", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This presentation deals with an analysis model for the archaeological study of the colonial port of Acapulco with an emphasis on the temporality of the landscape, that is, that which emerges from those who, through their activities, carry out the process of social life, being intrinsic to the conformation of the...