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Fort Pikit • Pikit, Cotabato
Built in 1893, Fort Pikit was built by the Spanish military to consolidate its hold on Cotabato and the Pulangi River that run through it. Designed as a bastioned fort but adapted to 19th century arma… more →
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Fort Pikit • Pikit, Cotabato
muog wrote 1 year ago: Built in 1893, Fort Pikit was built by the Spanish military to consolidate its hold on Cotabato and … more →
Fuerza de San Juan Bautista de La Lutaya • Agutaya, Palawan
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muog wrote 1 year ago: In 1622, Palawan (Paragua) and the neighboring northern islands collectively known as Calamianes wer … more →
Dumaran Fort • Dumaran, Palawan
muog wrote 1 year ago: Warren lists a wooden baluarte or watchtower at Dumaran based on late 18th century reports by the di … more →
Linapacan Fortification II • Barangay Caseladan, Linapacan, Palawan
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muog wrote 1 year ago: Part of defense system built in Palawan by the Recollects from the 1620s to 1738, the mysterious rui … more →
Cuilon Fort • Culion, Palawan
muog wrote 1 year ago: In the 1750s, Delgado describes the fort at Culion as “fortaleza.” Although the Culion fort is attr … more →
Cagayancillo Fort • Cagayancillo, Palawan
muog wrote 1 year ago: The construction of this fort took a long time. In the1580s it is reported that Nicolas Melo, OSA bu … more →
Fuerte de Santa Isabel • Taytay, Palawan
muog wrote 1 year ago: The beginning of this fortification is attributed to “El padre capitan” Fray Agustin de San Pedro, O … more →
Fuerza de la Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y Triunfo • Ozamis City, Misamis Oriental
muog wrote 1 year ago: Known by its ancient name Pangui (Panguil), Ozamis City was the site of a fort built to guard the na … more →
Fort Almonte • Barangay Lianga(n), Bacolod, Lanao del Norte
muog wrote 1 year ago: Although an older fort may have built earlier but data is sketchy, the ruins found at the Lianga Eas … more →
Fuerza de San Miguel • Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
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muog wrote 1 year ago: Nothing remains of this fort one of the older ones in Mindanao. This fort of stone and mortar was de … more →
Trocha de Tukuran • Lanao del Sur & Zamboanga del Sur
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muog wrote 1 year ago: The “trocha de tukuran” refers not to one site but to a roadway or defense line fortifie … more →
Fuerza de Princesa de Asturias • Jolo, Sulu
muog wrote 1 year ago: Built ca. 1876-78 by the military, Princesa de Asturias was an independent fortification outside the … more →
La Sabanilla • Malabang, Lanao del Sur
muog wrote 1 year ago: Spanish presence in this area near Malabang begins in the 17th century. The site of La Sabanilla is … more →
Fuerza de Corcuera • Malabang, Lanao del Sur
muog wrote 1 year ago: Built 1892 by Corps of military engineers under the direction Capitan Juan Gálvez y Delgado this Bas … more →
Fuerza de Regina Regente (Piramide)• Dulawan, Cotabato
muog wrote 1 year ago: Constructed in 1896 by the military, Fuerza Regina Regente guarded the Pulangi River to prevent easy … more →
Fuerza de Maria Cristina • Parang, Cotabato
muog wrote 1 year ago: Built as part of the Spanish campaign to consolidate rule in Mindanao. The 19th-century fort Maria C … more →
El Invincible Obando • Mobo, Masbate
muog wrote 1 year ago: In 1569, the island of Masbate and its neighbors, Burias and Ticao fell under Spanish control with i … more →
Fuerza de Isabela II • Isabela, Basilan
muog wrote 1 year ago: In 1844, the French sought to acquire Basilan, offering to purchase it from Spain, which was in fina … more →
Fuerza de San Felipe Neri • Cavite Naval Station, Cavite City
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muog wrote 1 year ago: As early as 1591, Gov. Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas recognized the strategic importanceof Cavite as the “g … more →
