TY  - ADVS
TI  - Fort Pilar
KW  - Forts and fortifications
KW  - Zamboanga
KW  - fort pilar
KW  - forts
KW  - fuerza de nuestra señora del pilar
N1  - Photo shows the shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar, which was originally the principal gate of the fort named after her. Until the Spanish troops captured Jolo, Fort Pilar in Zamboanga was the southermost bastion of Spanish rule in the Philippines. It was constructed in 1635 and was designed by Father Melchor de Vera, S.J. (Source: Fortress of Empire, Rene Javellana, 1997); print
UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Midsize/AR/AR00500a.jpg
UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/AR/AR00500a.jpg
UR  - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=AR00500
ER  -