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Fort Cuyo

🇵🇭 Philippines · 17th century

Fort Cuyo in Philippines
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Fort Cuyo is a citadel built in 1680 during the Spanish-era in the Philippines. It was constructed to protect the locals from Muslim invaders and other threats.

Text adapted from “Fort Cuyo” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Cuyo ranks #4,011 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 14 mapped in Philippines. Founded 1680, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 350 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Philippines compares in the castle statistics.

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