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Title:Cebu Inside Fort San Pedro, The Oldest Fort in the Philippines

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Title:Cebu Inside Fort San Pedro, The Oldest Fort in the Philippines

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A contemporary tune played by a talented blind musician welcomed us as we stepped into the grounds of Fort San Pedro in Cebu City. The music was rather merry that my cheery friends could not help but dance to the tune. There we were by the entrance to a truly historic site, dancing and sharing a laugh on a bright Saturday afternoon. Rewind to centuries earlier, when Fort San Pedro was not a popular tourist spot but a functional military defense structure. Lying in Plaza Independencia in Cebu City, Fort San Pedro (aka Fuerza de San Pedro) was constructed by Spanish and Cebuano laborers. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, a Spanish conquistador who founded the earliest Spanish settlement in Cebu, initiated the construction of the fortress. The fort has a long and rich history. At the entrance to the site, we already indulged our eyes with the images posted on the walls of barrel vault entrance, depicting the gradual development of the fort. Its earliest form was made of logs, built on May 8, 1565, only 11 days after Legazpi arrived in Cebu. Through the years, the fort experienced many changes including the replacement of wood with stone and mortar. There was also a portrait of Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer who led the Spanish expedition that eventually reached the Philippines in 1521. Fort San Pedro is said to be the oldest and the smallest fort in the Philippines, covering an area of 2,025 square meters. Its walls are 20 feet tall and 8 feet thick, forming a triangle with uneven lengths: two sides face the sea and the other the land, where the current entrance gate to the fort is located. The gate has two rectangular columns that flank a raised Philippine flag, that serves as the apex of the structure. Three tunnel-shaped windows sit on top of a gable which hosts a niche that shelters an image of the Sto. Nino, the city’s patron saint. Below it is another shallower niche marked with a seal, which I was told was the seal of the Spanish king. Below it is the entrance, a barrel vault, whose arch is topped with a spandrel that bears the Spanish name of the place and the year it was built.

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Baroque period
Circa: 1739

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Zabate, Kimberly Rose I.

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Baroque period
Circa:1739

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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Circa: 1499 (Inahan Sa Kanunayng Panabang)

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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Circa: 1499 (Inahan Sa Kanunayng Panabang)

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Aubrey Gonzaga

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Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Balamban: symbol of hope and faith circa:1857

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San vicente parish Sculpture of San Pedro Calungsod:16 century 

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San vicente parish Sculpture of San Pedro Calungsod:16 century 

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Jumawan, Jassmae A.

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Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Circa: 1970

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Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Circa: 1970

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Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes Circa 1957

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Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes Circa 1957

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Yap, Radcliff Zachary L.

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San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish Church circa:1987

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San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish Church circa:1987

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Diola, Ella Marie V.

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TUMALOM, JESUS JR.

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Abella, Dirk Ryan R.

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Fort San Pedro (Fortress in Cebu City) Circa: 1565

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Fort San Pedro (Fortress in Cebu City) Circa: 1565

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Duero, Sean Andrew A.

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Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Vincent Ferrer In Bogo, Cebu, CIRCA 1850

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Alliance of Two Hearts Parish, Banawa Cebu City. CIRCA: 1989

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Alliance of Two Hearts Parish, Banawa Cebu City. CIRCA: 1989

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Tejam, Luther Jon

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Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Pardo Parish Church

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Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Pardo Parish Church

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St. Gregory the Great Parish, Ginatilan Cebu, Philippines. Circa: 1829

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St. Gregory the Great Parish, Ginatilan Cebu, Philippines. Circa: 1829

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Velasco, Elden Jr. A.

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Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Teresa de Avila circa: 1848

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Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Teresa de Avila circa: 1848

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Artillano, Daniel Ruiz B.

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Tubog, Zyrell von F.

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Santo Niño Parish (Guba Church) Circa 1968

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Santo Niño Parish (Guba Church) Circa 1968

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Casialdo,Aliah Jade S.

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San Narciso Parish (Consolacion Church) Circa 1872

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San Narciso Parish (Consolacion Church) Circa 1872

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Claridad, Brian M.

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National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe ( Guadalupe Church)(December 12 1531)

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National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe ( Guadalupe Church)(December 12 1531)

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JHON NATHANIEL LAPUS

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The Basilica Minore del Santo Nino in Colon, Cebu is a well-known church not only in Cebu but in the Philippines. This church was built during the Renaissance a

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Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino(1739–1740) Renaissance and Baroque Period

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Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino(1739–1740) Renaissance and Baroque Period

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CIRCA: 1900

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Oberes, Josephus P.

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Most Holy Trinity Cathedral Parish Circa:1986 

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Most Holy Trinity Cathedral Parish Circa:1986 

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Byzantine Art Period (Renovated on 2021) 

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Carsido, Louise Laine

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Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel - Circa 1788 (Argao Church)

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Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Michael the Archangel - Circa 1788 (Argao Church)

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Domen, Jovah Belle M.

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Muring, Humphrey Selwyn T.

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Gabuya,johnsainttroi

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Mercader Jarold J,

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Rama, Jemuel Ryan M.

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Gorgonio, Byron Darem M.

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Dence Clark Pueblas