Hispanic Heritage National Parks
Amistad National Recreation Area
Amistad, meaning "friendship" in Spanish, is an international Recreation Area on the United States/Mexico border which offers outstanding water-based recreational opportunities.
Amistad, meaning "friendship" in Spanish, is an international Recreation Area on the United States/Mexico border which offers outstanding water-based recreational opportunities.
Cabrillo National Monument
Memorializes Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer who landed at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542, and claimed what later became the west coast of the US for Spain.
Memorializes Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer who landed at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542, and claimed what later became the west coast of the US for Spain.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Oldest masonry fort in the U.S. was started in 1672 by the Spanish to protect St. Augustine, the first permanent settlement by Europeans in the continental U.S.
Oldest masonry fort in the U.S. was started in 1672 by the Spanish to protect St. Augustine, the first permanent settlement by Europeans in the continental U.S.
Chamizal National Memorial
Commemorates the peaceful settlement of a 100-year boundary dispute between Mexico and the United States through the Chamizal Treaty of 1963.
Commemorates the peaceful settlement of a 100-year boundary dispute between Mexico and the United States through the Chamizal Treaty of 1963.
Coronado National Memorial
Commemorates first European exploration of the SW, by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1540-42), near the point where his expedition entered what is now the US.
Commemorates first European exploration of the SW, by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1540-42), near the point where his expedition entered what is now the US.
De Soto National Memorial
Commemorates Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who landed on the southwest Florida coast in 1539.
Commemorates Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who landed on the southwest Florida coast in 1539.
Dry Tortugas National Park
First discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, park's cluster of seven islands includes Fort Jefferson, the largest all-masonry fortification in the Western Hemisphere.
First discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, park's cluster of seven islands includes Fort Jefferson, the largest all-masonry fortification in the Western Hemisphere.
El Malpais National Monument
El Malpais," meaning "the badlands" in Spanish, is an area rich in Pueblo Indian history and was visited by the Coronado Expedition in 1540.
El Malpais," meaning "the badlands" in Spanish, is an area rich in Pueblo Indian history and was visited by the Coronado Expedition in 1540.
El Morro National Monument
Features "Inscription Rock," a 200-foot sandstone monolith with hundreds of carved inscriptions, including many left by the Spaniards during their many expeditions from 1583-1774.
Features "Inscription Rock," a 200-foot sandstone monolith with hundreds of carved inscriptions, including many left by the Spaniards during their many expeditions from 1583-1774.
Fort Frederica National Monument
British town and fort built by Gen. James E. Oglethorpe in 1736-48 during Anglo-Spanish struggle for control of what is now the southeastern US.
British town and fort built by Gen. James E. Oglethorpe in 1736-48 during Anglo-Spanish struggle for control of what is now the southeastern US.
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Built in 1740-42, this Spanish fort was responsible for warning St. Augustine of British or other enemy approach from the south.
Built in 1740-42, this Spanish fort was responsible for warning St. Augustine of British or other enemy approach from the south.
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Overland route traveled by Captain Juan Bautista de Anza of Spain in 1775-1776 from Sonora, Mexico, to the vicinity of San Francisco, California.
Overland route traveled by Captain Juan Bautista de Anza of Spain in 1775-1776 from Sonora, Mexico, to the vicinity of San Francisco, California.
Padre Island National Seashore
The longest remaining undeveloped barrier island in the world provides food, water, and shelter for diverse wildlife.
The longest remaining undeveloped barrier island in the world provides food, water, and shelter for diverse wildlife.
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
Preserves the large battlefield on which the first battle of the 1846-48 Mexican War took place.
Preserves the large battlefield on which the first battle of the 1846-48 Mexican War took place.
Pecos National Historical Park
Preserves 10,000 years of history, including the pueblo of Pecos, two Spanish Colonial Missions, Santa Fe Trail sites and the site of the Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass.
Preserves 10,000 years of history, including the pueblo of Pecos, two Spanish Colonial Missions, Santa Fe Trail sites and the site of the Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass.
The Presidio
The Presidio was home to Native Americans before the Spanish established a military post in 1776. It is now part of Golden Gate NRA, the world’s most heavily visited urban national park site.
The Presidio was home to Native Americans before the Spanish established a military post in 1776. It is now part of Golden Gate NRA, the world’s most heavily visited urban national park site.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Preserves four of six surviving 17th-century mission churches in the US and three of the largest Pueblo Indian villages, which date back at least 7,000 years.
Preserves four of six surviving 17th-century mission churches in the US and three of the largest Pueblo Indian villages, which date back at least 7,000 years.
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
The only known site where members of the Columbus expedition set foot on what is now U.S. territory, park preserves diverse cultural and natural resources.
The only known site where members of the Columbus expedition set foot on what is now U.S. territory, park preserves diverse cultural and natural resources.
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, are commemorated here.
Four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, are commemorated here.
San Juan National Historic Site
Recognized as a World Heritage Site, park includes three Spanish-built fortresses and five kilometers of historic city walls.
Recognized as a World Heritage Site, park includes three Spanish-built fortresses and five kilometers of historic city walls.
Tumacacori National Historical Park
Includes the mission sites of Tumacacori, Guevavi and Calabazas, established by Jesuit Father Kino in the late 1690s in the northern frontier of New Spain.
Includes the mission sites of Tumacacori, Guevavi and Calabazas, established by Jesuit Father Kino in the late 1690s in the northern frontier of New Spain.