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Fort Pilar

Type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialSubject(s): Forts and fortifications | Zamboanga | fort pilar | forts | fuerza de nuestra señora del pilarOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website printGeneral Note(s):
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)Collection: Filipinas Heritage LibraryMedia format: print
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Images (Retrato, RHC) Images (Retrato, RHC) Filipinas Heritage Library Retrato - Architecture AR00500 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan AR00500

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)

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