Focus on Statue of Juan Ponce de León and analyze the History.
The statue was made from cannon captured from the British in 1797 following the Battle of San Juan, a failed attack on Puerto Rico. It was made in 1882 in New York, in the United States. The King of Spain, Alfonso XII, contributed funds toward the erection of the statue.
A copy was erected in 1923 in St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States.
Alfonso XII King of Spain Battle of San Juan St. Augustine, Florida Puerto Rico San Juan