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Since 1672, the Castillo de San Marcos was a strategic military post.
Many flags have flown during its history: the Spanish (1695 - 1763), the British (1763 - 1784), the Spanish again (1784 - 1821), the United States of America (1821 - 1861), the Confederate States of America (1861 - March of 1862), and finally the United States of America again (1862 - 1900).
The Castillo was never taken by force: all changes in occupation of the fort came only through military or political agreements.
St.Augustine. April 2004