TY  - ADVS
ED  - Ayala Museum Research Team
TI  - Zamboanga fort
KW  - Forts and fortifications
KW  - Zamboanga City
KW  - forts
KW  - zamboanga fort
KW  - fort san pedro
KW  - fuerza de san jose
KW  - melchor de vera
KW  - bastions
N1  - In 1635, Father Melchor de Vera built this stone fort in Zamboanga and named it Fuerza de San Jose. It was quadrilateral in shape with bastions at every corner. The fort, however, was abandoned by the Spanish troops in 1663. Shown is the southwestern wall of the fort facing Basilan Strait. (Source: Fortress of Empire, Rene Javellana, 1997); print
UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Midsize/AR/AR00684a.jpg
UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/AR/AR00684a.jpg
UR  - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=AR00684
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