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The fort was intended to protect the main port of the western coast of Mexico, where the ship from China arrived delivering a lot of asian goods that would cross by land to Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico and from there to Spain.

Through its 15 exhibition rooms or halls, the museum tries to show the most relevant moments in Acapulco’s history and the important role the fortress has played in the local dwellers lives.

For the general public, the museum offers information on events related with this significant place, the old fortress gives an account of its rich past, the culture of the first inhabitants of the region, the conquest of the Southern Seas, commerce with the Orient, piracy in the Pacific Ocean, the Mexican war of independence and other aspects relevant to the place itself.