Philippines · 17th century
Fort Santa Isabel ranks #7,475 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 14 mapped in Philippines. Founded 1667, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Philippines compares in the castle statistics.
Fort Santa Isabel (Filipino: Kutang Santa Isabel; Spanish: Fuerza de Santa Isabel), also known as Taytay Fort, is a coastal fortification in the town of Taytay in Palawan, Philippines.
Fort Santa Isabel was originally built in 1667 as a wooden palisade under the Augustinian Recollect priests. It was named in honor of Isabella II of Spain.
Through the efforts of Governor General Fernando Manuel de Bustillo, the structure was replaced in 1738 by a coral limestone fort and was primarily used by the Spanish as a defensive structure against Muslim raiders.
The municipal government of Taytay, with help from the National Historical Commission, commenced renovation works on the fort in 2018 as part of its Estrella del Norte Heritage Development Project. The project, led by heritage architect Joel Rico, was set to be finished by May 1, 2019.
Text adapted from “Fort Santa Isabel” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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