Plano geometrico del puerto capitalde la isla de Puerto Rico levantado en 1794...

Original chart of Puerto Rico harbour by Churruca(1761-1805) naval officer and spanish hero who died at the Trafalgar naval battle in 1805. He was sent by the spanish navy in a scientific expedition to chart the spanish  american waters in 1788. These scientific expeditions had the aim to update and chart accurately the gulf of Mexico in a time that was very important to keep control and dominion and therefore to have accurate cartographic  information on the Caribbean sea and spanish colonies.
the chart includes information  about shoals, sounds and sailing instructions to help ship entering the harbour.Puerto Rico was one of the most important fortified harbours at the Caribbean sea since its foundation in 1521. The harbour was in the spanish fleet system that since 1550 annually connected Cadiz and Veracruz and Havana as part of the trade network between Spain and its colonies.
Puerto Rico was not opened for foreign trade until 1804 and direct trade with United States was not permitted until 1814.

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