Fort San Carlos de Austria

Fort San Carlos de Austria (1698-1719) - A Spanish Colonial fort from the first Spanish period established in 1698 on present day Pensacol Naval Air Station in Escambia County, Florida. Named for King Carlos II, Hapsburg King of Spain. Destroyed by the French in 1719. Fort San Carlos de Austria Marker Fort San Carlos de Austria Northeast Bastion Outline Fort San Carlos de Austria Reproduction Northwest Bastion History Part of the Spanish colonial Fort San Carlos de Austria/Presidio Santa Maria de Galve complex established 21 Nov 1698 on a bluff above Pensacola Bay. Fort San Carlos de Austria Plan from Site Historical Sign Current Status Partially reconstructed log palisade fort on active military installation, Escambia County, Florida. Access may be restricted. Location: On Active military installation, Escambia County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 30.349155 Long: -87.29252 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 147-149 Links: North American Forts - Fort San Carlos de Austria Visited: 22 Apr 2013, 2 Jan 2012