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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.
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
Forte Real de São Filipe is a 16th century fortress in the city of Cidade Velha in the south of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.It is located on a plateau above the town centre, 120 meters above sea level.
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.
Fort St. Philip along the Mississippi River Fort St. Philip in 1862 Fort St. Philip 1898 Fort St. Philip from the air in 1935.. Fort St. Philip is a historic masonry fort located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, about 40 miles (64 km) upriver from its mouth in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, just opposite Fort Jackson on the other side of the river.
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.
He was the son of a captain in the Spanish Navy. He would later become supply chief of the Spanish arsenal in Fort San Felipe in the town of Cavite (now Cavite City). He was married to Felisa Osorio, sister of Francisco Osorio and oldest daughter of Antonio Osorio, a Chinese-Filipino businessman reputed to be the richest man in Cavite at that time.