| Item Call Number |
GE01856 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
GE01856 |
| Local Free-text Call Number (oclc) |
- Classification number - GE01856
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Fort San Pedro Park
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| General Note |
- General note - The Spanish fort built in 1602 by Pedro Bravo de Acuña used to lie at the tip of La Punta, overlooking Guimaras island. La Punta was the first Spanish settlement of Ilong-ilong (meaning "nose-like," now Ilo-ilo), then a swampy land joined to Villa de Arevalo by a path along the beach. Ruins of the defense outpost can still be seen in Fort San Pedro park in the city. A huge statue of the Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario stands beside the ruins. Many battles were fought in this vicinity. Most memorable was that one in 1616 against the Dutch, when an image of Our Lady of the Rosary was found. Diego de Quiñones, captain of the combined Filipino-Spanish soldiers and who was dispatched from Manila to defend Cebu and Panay against the Dutch, found the image inside a box when he tripped and fell into a hole while inspecting the defenses. The battle which lasted from September 29 to 30 ended with the withdrawal of the Dutch.
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| Additional Physical Form Available Note |
- Additional physical form available note - With prints
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| Subject Chronological Term |
- Chronological term - 1971
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Water forms
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| Subject Geographic Name |
- Geographic name - Iloilo City
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