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Fort San Felipe (Spanish: Fortaleza de San Felipe; Filipino: Moog ng San Felipe Neri) is a military fortress in Cavite City, Philippines. It was constructed by the Spanish military in 1609 in the first port town of Cavite, the historic core of the present and larger Cavite City, for its protection. Less than half of the original historic ...
Also known as El Morro de San Felipe, it was used to protect the City of Puerto Plata from foreign invaders, pirates, and privateers. [1] It is located on a hill at the Puntilla del Malecón (the "seawall point"), overlooking the entrance to the city's seaport. The fort's construction was commissioned in 1564 and completed in 1577.
In the 1940s and '50s, it was called Philippine Navy Operating Base. The 9-hectare (22-acre) naval base is located at the easternmost end of Cavite Point in the San Roque district (specifically Fort San Felipe) of the city. Via traffic lane, this naval establishment is next to the famous Samonte Park.
Fort San Felipe may refer to: Fort San Felipe (Cavite), Philippines; Fortaleza San Felipe in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic on Hispaniola - the oldest fortress in the New World. Fort San Felipe del Morro, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Fort San Felipe, Santa Elena (Spanish Florida), burned down 1576; Fort St. Philip, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Lying on the northwesternmost point of the islet of Old San Juan, Castillo San Felipe del Morro is named in honor of King Philip II of Spain.The fortification, also referred to as el Morro or 'the promontory,' was designed to guard the entrance to the San Juan Bay, and defend the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan from seaborne enemies.
The fort was occupied until 1570, when it was destroyed by fire. The Spanish then built a second fort, also called Fort San Felipe, at an unknown nearby location. The fort and town were abandoned in 1576 due in part to hostility of the local natives. [7] [8] In 1577 the Spanish returned and built Fort San Marcos.