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Fort Santiago

Type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialSubject(s): Circa 1915 | Forts and fortifications | Manila | fort santiago | forts | american occupation | bureau of public works | intramuros | walled cityOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website printGeneral Note(s):
Reproduced from glass transparency. Named after the Apostle James, Fort Santiago occupies a tongue of land at the mouth of the Pasig River. Work on its stone walls began in 1590 under Governor General Damariñas. A moat before the fort's main entrance separated it from the rest of Intramuros. (Source: Fortress of Empire, Rene Javellana, 1997)Collection: Bureau of Public Works Collection (Glass transparency)Image type: ReproductionMedia format: print
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Reproduced from glass transparency. Named after the Apostle James, Fort Santiago occupies a tongue of land at the mouth of the Pasig River. Work on its stone walls began in 1590 under Governor General Damariñas. A moat before the fort's main entrance separated it from the rest of Intramuros. (Source: Fortress of Empire, Rene Javellana, 1997).

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