Fort San Pedro

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Fort San Pedro is a Spanish-era military fort in Cebu City, Philippines, known as one of the country’s oldest and smallest bastions of colonial defense.

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Fort San Pedro canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial fortification
historical landmark
military fort
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle bastion fort
builtFor military defense
protection against Muslim raiders
protection against native attacks
protection against pirate raids
protection of Spanish settlement in Cebu
category Buildings and structures in Cebu City
Forts in the Philippines
Spanish colonial fortifications in the Philippines
Tourist attractions in Cebu City
constructedBy Miguel López de Legazpi
Spanish Empire
Spanish colonial administration
surface form: Spanish colonial government
country Philippines
foundedBy Miguel López de Legazpi
hasBastion La Concepción
San Ignacio de Loyola
San Miguel
hasFeature garden
gate with coat of arms
gun emplacements
inner courtyard
museum
ramparts
thick defensive walls
three bastions
viewing deck
heritageDesignation cultural heritage structure
historical landmark of Cebu City
knownFor Spanish colonial military architecture
being one of the oldest forts in the Philippines
being one of the smallest Spanish-era forts in the Philippines
locatedIn Asia
Cebu
surface form: Cebu City

Cebu City port area
Cebu Island
Central Visayas
Plaza Independencia
Southeast Asia
Visayas
locatedNear Cebu City waterfront
locatedOn Port of Cebu
surface form: Cebu Harbor
material coral stone
stone
wood (earlier structure)
namedAfter Pedro de San José Betancur
openToPublic true
operator Cebu City Government
shape triangular
startDate 1565
tourismRegion Central Visayas
surface form: Central Visayas tourism region
usedAs American military camp
Japanese garrison during World War II
Spanish military defense post
museum and heritage site
prison
public park
school
zoo

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Cebu historicalSite Fort San Pedro
Province of Cebu contains Fort San Pedro
Cebu region hasLandmark Fort San Pedro