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Map of the Presidios built in the Philippines during the 1600s, in Fortress of Empire by Rene Javellana, S. J. (1997). The Spanish fortifications of the Philippines, or fuerzas, are strongholds constructed by Filipinos and Spaniards primarily for protection against local and foreign aggressors during the Spanish colonial period, and during the subsequent American and Japanese occupations.
Spanish Colonial Fortifications of the Philippines are fortifications built by the Spaniards during their colonization of the Philippines, for protection against raids and piracy from foreign and local aggressors.
This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Metro Manila is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible ...
In 2013, the National Museum of the Philippines declared the Twin Forts of Romblon, along with the town's Spanish colonial bridges, the Saint Joseph Cathedral, and its Triada de Aguas fountain as National Cultural Treasures. The declaration places the fort under the protection and conservation of the Philippine government through the National ...
Spanish colonial fortifications in the Philippines (20 P) Pages in category "Forts in the Philippines" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
On August 13, 1898, the American flag was raised in Fort Santiago signifying the start of the American rule in the Philippines. The fort served as the headquarters for the U.S. Army and several changes were made to the fort by the Americans. One of these changes included the draining of the moats surrounding the fort.
In addition to the 14-inch guns, Fort Hughes also had four 12-inch (305 mm) mortars, two 6-inch (152 mm) disappearing guns, and two 3-inch (76 mm) guns. Fort Frank also had eight 12-inch mortars and two 3-inch guns. [5] Fort Wint was completed in 1910, on Grande Island at the mouth of Subic Bay, at some distance from the other fort.
Siegfried Line; Floriana Lines, Floriana, Malta; Fort Carré; Fort Jesus, built in the 15th century in Mombassa by the Portuguese; Götavirke (Sweden) Great Wall of China, built as a protection from the northern steppe nomads; Great Abatis Border; Gustav Line, a fortified German defensive line in Italy during the Second World War