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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.
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.
As the only fort on a sizable island, Corregidor had most of the barracks along with administrative and headquarters buildings. [5] The island also had 13 miles of electric railway, an unusual feature in US forts. [6] Fort Drum on El Fraile Island, completed in 1914, was the second-most powerful fort in Manila Bay and the most unusual.
Pages in category "Fortification lines" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Fort Santiago (Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago; Filipino: Moóg ng Santiago), built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines.
Fort San Pedro in present-day. Fort San Pedro, also called Fuerza de la Nuestra Señora del Rosario, was a military defense structure in Iloilo City, Philippines.It was built in 1602 by Pedro Bravo de Acuña to protect the city from Moro and Dutch attacks, and was completely destroyed during World War II.
The fort fell into American hands in 1898 during the Battle of Manila. During the Philippine–American War , U.S. military authorities used the prison to carry out multiple executions by hanging. The first American to be executed by U.S. authorities was Harry Cline, an American civilian under the employment of the United States Army . [ 6 ]