TY  - ADVS
ED  - Ayala Museum Research Team
TI  - Fort Pilar Shrine
KW  - Forts and fortifications
KW  - Zamboanga City
KW  - forts
KW  - fort militar
KW  - Our Lady of the Pillar
KW  - fort pilar
KW  - bas-relief
KW  - Father Melchor de Vera
KW  - shrine
KW  - altar
N1  - The shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar at the eastern gate of Fort Pilar in Zamboanga. The bas-relief of the image was brought to the Philippines in 1734. Until the Spanish troops captured Jolo, Fort Pilar in Zamboanga was the southermost bastion of Spanish rule in the country. 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/AR00678a.jpg
UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/AR/AR00678a.jpg
UR  - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=AR00678
ER  -