Fort San Pedro

Fort San Pedro (Spanish: Fuerte de San Pedro; Filipino: Moog ng San Pedro) is a military defense structure in Cebu, Philippines, built by the Spanish under the command of Miguel López de Legazpi, first governor of the Captaincy General of the Philippines. It is located in the area now called Plaza Independencia, in the pier area of the city. The original fort was made of wood and built after the arrival of Legazpi and his expedition. In the early 17th century a stone fort was built to repel Muslim raiders. Today's structure dates from 1738 and is the oldest triangular bastion fort in the country. It served as the nucleus of the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. During the Philippine Revolution at the end of the 19th century, it was attacked and taken by Filipino revolutionaries, who used it as a stronghold.

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Fort San Pedro zajmuje 1364. miejsce na 3813 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu i 3. wśród 4 obiektów na Filipinach. Powstał w 1565 i jest starszy niż 40% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 370 obiektów atlasu powstałych w XVI wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Filipiny.

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