| Item Call Number |
AR00215 |
| Status |
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| Barcode |
AR00215 |
| Photo Id |
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| Photographer |
- Photographer - Ayala Museum Research Team
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| Title |
- Title - Fort San Pedro park
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - Ayala Museum Research Team
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| Notes |
- Notes - 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 Iloilo), 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. Beside the ruins of the fort is Fort San Pedro Park, where a huge statue of Our Lady of the Rosary (Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario) stands. 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. (See also AR00214)
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| Media Format |
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| Collection |
- Collection - Filipinas Heritage Library
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| Image Type |
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| Date |
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| Subject |
- Subject - Forts and fortifications
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| Place |
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| Keywords |
- Keyword - fort san pedro
- Keyword - fort san pedro park
- Keyword - forts
- Keyword - parks
- Keyword - pedro bravo de acuña
- Keyword - la punta, iloilo
- Keyword - ilong-ilong
- Keyword - villa de arevalo
- Keyword - nuestra señora del santissimo rosario
- Keyword - diego de quiñones
- Keyword - amrt
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