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Animo

January 12th, 2006, 11:38 PM

is this still existent?

I think so and the name is Fort Pikit: An old Spanish fort in Mindanao located in the Municipality of Pikit.

http://content.lib.washington.edu/ic/image/91.jpg
Spanish fortifications and guns, Philippine Islands, n.d.

Information:

Sited on Manila Bay, the city of Cavite was used as a fortified point for defending the capital. A dockyard was established there for shipbuilding. Its fortress, the San Felipe castle, was built between 1609 and 1616.

The port and point at Cavite, with their fortifications in 1659. AGI Cavite was built on a narrow sandy tongue of land. Early in the 17th century the castle of San Felipe was built here to defend the harbour mouth.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima10.jpg

The town of Cavite, and the San Felipe Castle. Richard Carr. 1663. AGI Over the years, the growth of the unstable sandy arrow-shaped land spur on which Cavite was built left the original fort of San Felipe removed from the sea, making the construction of a new platform equipped with artillery necessary.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima11.jpg

Plan of the port and waterfront at Cavite, drawn up at the orders of Fernando Valdés Tamón. 1730. SGE During the 18th century, the river port at Manila had insufficient water depth to permit large ships such as the Acapulco galleon from entering and leaving, and so they anchored at Cavite, where there was a shipyard for ship construction and repair.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima12.jpg

Project for the defence of the town of Cavite drawn up by Francisco Sabatini. Circa 1765. SGE

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima13.jpg

Types of Spanish soldiers in the southern Philippines.
http://images.nypl.org/?id=831254&t=w

Animo

January 12th, 2006, 11:38 PM

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:11 AM

Manila forms part of a process of urban development that also takes in the whole of Spanish America and conforms to a single model of city.

Manila, under the rule of Soliman, a Moslem and ally of the royal families of Sulu and Brunei, controlled trading activities between the Chinese and Malayans and the inhabitants of the interior. On 24 June 1571 Miguel López de Legazpi, hispanicizing his former name, founds the city of Manila on the left bank of the Pasig River on the edge of the bay, establishes a municipal Council and declares it the capital of the new territories under the Spanish Crown. The birth of Manila is accompanied by new activities that give rise to the appearance of urban life, hitherto unknown in the Philippines. Manila, like many others in Spanish America, is a port city, and will play a vital role as the point of exchange for merchandise traded between the Western world and the Orient. The fortress of Nuestra Señora de Guía stood guard over the city. By the end of the 16th century the city was surrounded by a first walled defense which backed onto the river and the edge of the bay, with the Santiago Fort at its top end. Chinese trading merchants and craftsmen, known as Sangleys settle in Manila on the other side of the river and are the protagonists par excellence of life in the new city; a bridge connects them with the walled city.

The city of Manila. Oil painting on the inside of a wooden chest, circa 1640-50. Museo de Arte Jose Luis Bello, Puebla. Mexico. After the 1645 earthquake Manila was reconstructed. By the end of the 17th century, Intramuros had some six hundred houses that were protected by its stone walls.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p11ima1.jpg

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:11 AM

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:12 AM

Coat of arms of the city of Manila, capital of the Philippines, adopted on 30th may 1596. BN

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The city of Manila. AGI Manila was undoubtedly the center of the port life of the Philippines, and shared this task with the naval arsenal of Cavite; they were, in a sense, complementary cities.

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The Castle of Santiago in the city of Manila. Juan de Ciscara. 1714. AGI The Santiago fortress was built between 1596 and 1602 on the land promontory between the sea and the Pasig River, and was the most important fortification built in Manila. The walls encircling the city started at this point.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p11ima4.jpg

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:12 AM

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:14 AM

Ground plan of a fortress in Manila. AGI Luzon was the best defended island. From its beginnings, Manila attempted to fortify itself as it was a strategically important point on the route linking China with Cádiz.

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View of the bay and the city of Manila. Engraving made by Francisco Javier de Herrera. 1818. SHM The beautiful bay of Manila with its limpid waters was admired by all travelers and seamen putting into port on the coasts of the island of Luzon. It was used as an anchorage by the ships arriving from the principal trading center of Asia and America.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p11ima8.jpg

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:14 AM

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:15 AM

View of the city of Manila from Bagumbayan. Engraving made by Esteve. 1818. SHM In 1581, ten years after its founding, Manila received the title of "Insigne" (noble) and "Leal" (loyal), and became an episcopal seat under the control of Mexico after the proclamation of a papal bull.

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The Pasig River in the city of Manila. Fernando Brambila. Collection of drawings and engravings made on the Malaspina Expedition. 1789-1794. MN The city of Manila was founded near to the mouth of the great Pasig River, which was navigable as far as its source at the Laguna de Bay. Up until the 19th century, only one stone-built bridge connected the fortified precinct with the districts on the opposite bank.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p11ima10.jpg

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:15 AM

Askal82

January 21st, 2006, 07:26 AM

Askal82

January 21st, 2006, 07:26 AM

_zner_

January 21st, 2006, 07:32 AM

wow. nice!

_zner_

January 21st, 2006, 07:32 AM

wow. nice!

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:36 AM

Wow, I was surprised to learn that some of the oil painting of old Manila can be found all the way to Mexico. It looks like a medieval painting.

Their are still MANY old photos, paintings, documents about the Philippines in various museums in Latin America (Mexico), US (Universities/Government), and Spain/Europe (where everything started and ended). :)

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 07:36 AM

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 11:58 PM

Ceremonies and traditional dance dress of the country in 1776. AGI

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Manila Bay. Rafael Cerero. 1888. SGE Corregidor Island divides the entrance to the bay into two channels: one is the "Boca Chica", which separates the island from Punta Lasirí, and the other is "Boca Grande", which separates Pulo Caballo and Punta Restringa. Twenty-five miles ahead of them is the city of Manila.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p11ima6.jpg

Animo

January 21st, 2006, 11:58 PM

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:10 AM

The walls of Manila determined its growth, marking a dividing line between the outside and the interior. This interior is known as Intramuros.

The relative importance given by the authorities to Intramuros, in relation to the rest of the city, was influential in the history of the formation and the development of Manila . Although the perimeter of Intramuros was irregular, that did not prevent the organization of the city from being in agreement with the model used by the Spaniards in the New World: parallel and perpendicular straight streets that are crossed to form a gridiron. The resulting square or rectangular blocks; are divided as well, first in four lots, soon in more, always with fronts to the streets; the houses constructed in line with the street.

The cathedral occupies an prominent place in the central plaza ; the City Hall, is also constructed in the plaza.

Fires and earthquakes level the city. Intramuros, and all Manila, rises time and time again on its ruins. Its primitive layout remains. The wall limits the interior population, that never gets to be very dense : in the middle of the 17th century it contained something more than two thousand inhabitants. In second half of the 18th century, the increasing growth of the suburbs suspends the population of Intramuros. Manila becomes much more that Intramuros .

Seat of St. Francis in Manila. Fernando Brambila. Collection of drawings and engravings of the Malaspina Expedition. 1789-1794. MN With their arrival to Manila in 1577, the Franciscans began with construction of wood and cane churches that succumbed to natural catastrophes. In 1739 they constructed a stone church that was financed by the public charity and became one of richest in Intramuros.

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Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:10 AM

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:11 AM

Plan of the City of Manila. Antonio Giménez. Signed by governing general military Jaudenes. 1898. SGE At the end of 19th century the urban structure of Manila was completed. The original defensive configuration stayed invariable during the Spanish time, and it is conserved at the present time.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p12ima2.jpg

Manila Intramuros. Antonio Giménez. 1851. SHM When becoming independent of Mexico, the Philippines happens to depend directly on the metropolis. From her the overseas ministry begins to undertake a series of infrastructure works that make of Manila a modern city, "most European" of Asia.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p12ima3.jpg

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:11 AM

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:13 AM

The city in 1783. AGI the history of Manila was plagued by earthquakes, fires and natural accidents of diverse nature, that forced successive reconstructions and served their constructors to carry out a better material preparation.

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Manila Intramuros. 1839. L.A. Garci'a. SHM During the 19th century to crystallize in Manila a peculiar and polished domestic architecture fruit of the mestization of colonial types that are adapted to the local conditions and to the appearance of a bourgeoisie that is developed at a time of freedom of commerce and greater facility in the communications.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p12ima5.jpg

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:13 AM

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:14 AM

Plan of the fortified enclosure of Manila. Tomás Sanz. 1785. AGI the natural conditions facilitated the fortification of the urban enclosure, that by the side of the river counted on a natural pit and by the other it only could be attacked by sea. The only soft spot was the inner part, where the natural defense was the marshy character it of the land.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p12ima6.jpg

Plan of the city of Manila 1762. AGI In 1762 the city of Manila was surrounded by the English and the 5 of October it surrendered after a siege. This occupation lasted until the 31 of May of 1763, after the treaty of peace signed in Paris the 10 of February of that same year.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p12ima7.jpg

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:14 AM

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:15 AM

City of Manila. Tomás Sanz. 1784. SHM the plan of the city of simple grid was not difficult to him to make the own soldiers who although did not understand of city-planning technique, this form facilitated the division and the distribution to them in lots.

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Intramuros of Manila, with the location of the most excellent buildings. Carlos Kings. 1895. SHM In the interior of the fortified enclosure, the layout of the streets followed the usual model of the checkerboard, in lines that extended from the central plaza, where were the main buildings of the Spanish dominion.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p12ima9.jpg

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:15 AM

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:16 AM

The city and its suburbs. 18th Century. SHM In 17th century begins a process of growth and expansion of the towns near Manila, that consolidates in the two following centuries until being turned districts of the capital.

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Plan of Manila where the religious buildings are specified. 19th Century SHM the religious factor was not the only influence of the colonization, but one of the determinants of the urban layout, as it demonstrates the abundance of churches, convents and schools in the interior of the walled enclosure.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p12ima11.jpg

Animo

January 22nd, 2006, 12:16 AM

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 02:20 AM

Ceremonies and traditional dance dress of the country in 1776. AGI

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p11ima5.jpg

Wow, look at how they dress and look like back then! They appear like Indians and Chinese. The so-called dance below in this photo looks like they are engaged in Filipino martial art known as Arnis or Eskrima.

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 02:20 AM

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 02:33 AM

Look at the similarity between Manila and New York City's colonial past

Manila:

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p11ima8.jpg

New York City (formerly New Amsterdam):

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/Askal82/NewAmsterdam.jpg

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 02:33 AM

sista

January 22nd, 2006, 12:18 PM

wow!!!! astig!!! I love the plans lol!!! sana ma-rebuild yun lahat :( if ever may budget or resources at maayos ang iba pang logistics

sista

January 22nd, 2006, 12:18 PM

wow!!!! astig!!! I love the plans lol!!! sana ma-rebuild yun lahat :( if ever may budget or resources at maayos ang iba pang logistics

manileño

January 22nd, 2006, 12:44 PM

@Askal. incomparable. Manila's was more complex. hehe :)

manileño

January 22nd, 2006, 12:44 PM

@Askal. incomparable. Manila's was more complex. hehe :)

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 04:45 PM

Yes they are. They both look :ancient:

Askal82

January 22nd, 2006, 04:45 PM

Yes they are. They both look :ancient:

Culiat

January 22nd, 2006, 09:15 PM

@Askal. incomparable. Manila's was more complex. hehe :)
Manila is grander too, the churches, palaces, schools etc...

Culiat

January 22nd, 2006, 09:15 PM

@Askal. incomparable. Manila's was more complex. hehe :)
Manila is grander too, the churches, palaces, schools etc...

Animo

January 27th, 2006, 08:04 AM

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The entrance of the Punta Cruz watchtower, with an inscription, dedicating the building to San Vincente, and dated 1796.

In Maribojoc, some 14 km west of Tagbilaran City, a curious triangular watch tower oversees the seas South of Bohol. From its windows at the top, you can see Cebu, Siquijor, and Mindanao. The Spanish had it build in 1796 as a look-out post against pirates and Muslim marauders, who at that time where a plague to the people of Bohol.

Remants of similar triangular towers can be found in a number of other places along the coast of Bohol, such as Panglao, Dauis, Loay, and on Pamilacan island, but this tower is the most intact. The tower of Loay, about 18 km east of Tagbilaran is much eroded by the waves of the sea. The tower on Pamilacan island was build to a slightly different plan.

Today the Punta Cruz watch tower still provides an excellent view. The site now offers a small stall for buying drinks and snacks and makes a good spot for a picnic and a swim -- although you'll have to watch out when you climb on the very sharp rocks.

Getting there. Catch a bus at the Tagbilaran Integrated Bus Terminal in Dao. Most busses going in to Tubigon will pass along Punta Cruz. Ask the driver to drop you off at Punta Cruz, and walk down for about 500 meters to the watch tower.

Animo

January 27th, 2006, 08:04 AM

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:25 PM

Cebu, the great capital of the south, Cavite, the port of Manila, Vigan, with its typical urban layout, Zamboanga, with its fort, Nueva Segovia, Nueva Cáceres...

At the end of the 16th century, with few exceptions of any significance, almost the whole Philippine archipelago, which was divided into twelve provinces, each governed by their respective lord mayors, was now part of the Spanish Crown possessions.

Internal communications were difficult as a result of the country's particular geography, which meant that the islands were somewhat disconnected from one another and their cities, which were little more than villages, were isolated urban centres.

The Spanish population on the islands was low until the mid-19th century, and this meant that intense urban planning work could not be undertaken in the Philippines. However, the Spaniards founded other cities following a common model, although these were treated with less importance than the capital.

Cebu (1565) was the first city to be founded by the Spaniards in the Philippines. Legazpi appointed the mayors and the spiritual mission was left in the hands of the Augustinian friars. The most outstanding buildings are the Cathedral and the "Basílica del Santo Niño", which became the shrine for the image which was left there by Magellan and which was later recovered by Legazpi.

Sited on Manila Bay, the city of Cavite was used as a fortified point for defending the capital. A dockyard was established there for shipbuilding. Its fortress, the San Felipe castle, was built between 1609 and 1616.

Some of the island cities were fortified, as in the case of Iligan to the north, and Zamboanga in Mindanao, with its "Nuestra Señora del Pilar" fort; others founded in the 16th century, such as Nueva Cáceres in Camarines, which became the episcopal see, and Nueva Segovia, have long since disappeared; others such as Vigan still preserve their typical urban layout and features.

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:25 PM

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:26 PM

The San Pedro fort in Cebu. Relación de las Islas Filipinas by Fernando Valdés Tamón. 1739. Biblioteca del Palacio Real The first Spanish fort to be built in the Philippines was constructed in Cebu in order to defend the town of San Miguel, founded by Legazpi in 1565. In 1738, the San Pedro fort still had its original isosceles triangle shape.

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The town of Cebu in 1880. SHM At the end of the 19th century, Cebu was an unpaved town with a spacious and well ordered street layout; its buildings were mainly of a rustic type but there were also important constructions such as the Cathedral, the Augustinian monastery and the Government house.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima2.jpg

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:26 PM

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:27 PM

House of the general Government of the Visayan islands, in Cebu. Ramón La Hermosa in Colección de planos... 1876. BETSICCP, Madrid The Visayan islands are scattered between Luzon and Mindanao; the largest of these are Bohol, Leyte, Panay and Cebu. This was where Legazpi landed in 1565 and where over a period of time general Spanish rule over these islands was established.

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Ground plan of the Cathedral planned for Cebu. Juan de Ciscara. 1719. AGI The diocese of Cebu was created in 1595, at the same time as those created for Nueva Segovia and Nueva Cáceres. Tradition has it that the Cathedral, which was completed at the end of the 18th century, was the resting place for the cross planted by Magellan on his arrival at the island.

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Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:27 PM

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:28 PM

Plan of Cebu in 1841. MN Cebu, which was situated on the west coast of the island of Cebu, was the first Spanish enclave and had a magnificent port which was protected from the wind by the nearby islands of Mactán and Opón.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima5.jpg

Fort of "Nuestra Señora del Pilar" in Zamboanga, as it was in 1719. Juan de Ciscara. 1719. AGI The San José fort in Zamboanga - later renamed "Nuestra Señora del Pilar"- was built in 1635 and was the most important on the island of Mindanao. It was demolished in the 17th century and rebuilt in 1718 as part of the defence system of the Visayan islands.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima6.jpg

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:28 PM

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:29 PM

Zamboanga and its surrounding area. SHM Tandag, Iligan and Zamboanga were the first three Spanish redoubts constructed on Mindanao, an island whose Moslem population carried out frequent attacks on the neighbouring Visayan islands.

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Plan of Jolo. J. Castro. 1881. SHM Jolo was the former residence of the sultans of this island, which historically was a focal point for piracy besides having a hostile Moslem presence. In 1876 it was taken by the Spaniards, who built the fort of Alfonso XII and set up a military government on the island.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima8.jpg

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:29 PM

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:30 PM

Plan of Iligan. 1898. SHM On Mindanao, the southernmost island in the archipelago, the Spaniards only managed to control some points along the coast. In Iligan, to the north, a fortress was built in the first third of the 17th century, and the town grew up around this.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima9.jpg

The port and point at Cavite, with their fortifications in 1659. AGI Cavite was built on a narrow sandy tongue of land. Early in the 17th century the castle of San Felipe was built here to defend the harbour mouth.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima10.jpg

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:30 PM

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:31 PM

The town of Cavite, and the San Felipe Castle. Richard Carr. 1663. AGI Over the years, the growth of the unstable sandy arrow-shaped land spur on which Cavite was built left the original fort of San Felipe removed from the sea, making the construction of a new platform equipped with artillery necessary.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima11.jpg

Plan of the port and waterfront at Cavite, drawn up at the orders of Fernando Valdés Tamón. 1730. SGE During the 18th century, the river port at Manila had insufficient water depth to permit large ships such as the Acapulco galleon from entering and leaving, and so they anchored at Cavite, where there was a shipyard for ship construction and repair.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima12.jpg

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:31 PM

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:33 PM

Project for the defence of the town of Cavite drawn up by Francisco Sabatini. Circa 1765. SGE

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima13.jpg

Parish church in Cavite. Luis Céspedes in Colección de planos correspondientes a varias de las construcciones realizadas o proyectadas por la Inspección General de Obras Públicas de las Islas Filipinas. 1876. BETSICCP, Madrid During the second half of the 19th century, the Philippine city which looked most European was Cavite. It boasted excellent buildings made of stone, the most outstanding of these being the so-called "casas reales", and some churches.

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Project for a cemetery in Cavite. Tomás Cortés. 1841. SHM Up until the 19th century, Cavite was a strategic point of the first order as witnessed by the fact that all attacks on the capital were aimed first at this town.

http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/p24ima15.jpg

Animo

February 5th, 2006, 11:33 PM

Animo

February 16th, 2006, 01:12 AM

Manila (PHILIPPINES) - 1571

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Manila was founded by Legazpi, the first one of the governors of the Philippines, 1571. Nevertheless, Legazpi, prior to Manila, had established in 1565 the triangular fort-bastion San Pedro in Cebu city.The fortifications of the city of Manila went through many projects, which have been shown at the Expo-Manila. Miguel Antonio Gomez made a fortification project in the 19th century, which never was implemented, converting the Santiago fort in a square fortress.

San Pedro (Iloilo, PHILIPPINES) - 1595

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Lourdes Trechuelo, Arquitectura Española en Filipinas, Sevilla 1959.
René B. Javellana, Fortress of Empire, Manila, 1997.

San Felipe (Cavite, PHILIPPINES) - 1616

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Lourdes Trechuelo, Arquitectura Española en Filipinas, Sevilla 1959.
René B. Javellana, Fortress of Empire, Manila, 1997.

Animo

February 16th, 2006, 01:12 AM

Animo

February 16th, 2006, 01:13 AM

Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Zamboanga, PHILIPPINES) - 1635

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The Spaniards arrived for the first time to Zamboanga in 1598. But, only in March 1633, the Governor General Juan Cerezo de Salamanca sent Juan de Chaves to establish this fortress in the South of Mindanao to give protection to the Jesuit missions. The plan of the fortress was made by the Jesuit Melchor de Vera, and construction began on 23 June 1635. Next Governor General, Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera, regretted the construction of this fort, but later gave his support. In 1662, when Philippines received the threat of Koxinga, all the strength was concentrated in Manila, and the fortress was abandoned. in 1672, the Spanish government issued a decree for the reestablishment of the fortress but the lack of resources delayed this action. Only in 1718 the fortress was rebuilt and reoccupied. The name of the fortress was San José, but now received the name of Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza, and the four bastions were named after San Felipe, San Fernando, San Luis and San Francisco Javier. The second map is from 1738.

Lourdes Trechuelo, Arquitectura Española en Filipinas, Sevilla 1959.
René B. Javellana, Fortress of Empire, Manila, 1997.

Animo

February 16th, 2006, 01:13 AM

Animo

February 17th, 2006, 10:57 PM

http://www.fototeca.us.es/imagen_envia.jsp?id=29309&tipo_imagen=ficha
Baluarte de San Felipe (Cartagena de Indias) - Cavite

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Baluarte de San Felipe

Animo

February 17th, 2006, 10:57 PM

Animo

February 17th, 2006, 10:58 PM

http://www.fototeca.us.es/imagen_envia.jsp?id=29307&tipo_imagen=ficha
Baluarte de San Felipe (Cartagena de Indias)

http://www.fototeca.us.es/imagen_envia.jsp?id=29308&tipo_imagen=ficha
Baluarte de San Felipe (Cartagena de Indias)

Animo

February 17th, 2006, 10:58 PM

overtureph

February 22nd, 2006, 08:22 PM

May I recommend the book - FORTRESS OF EMPIRE by Fr. Rene Javellana S.J.

overtureph

February 22nd, 2006, 08:22 PM

May I recommend the book - FORTRESS OF EMPIRE by Fr. Rene Javellana S.J.

overtureph

February 22nd, 2006, 09:09 PM

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Jolo's walled city is the smallest in the world. Here are located the historic brick walls of Jolo that lay proof to its historic and continuous strife. At the entrance of the city are four gates that were used as watch towers and several mounds that were the burial grounds of Spanish and American soldiers who died in the hands of the Muslim warriors.

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Jolo was the former residence of the sultans of this island, which historically was a focal point for piracy besides having a hostile Moslem presence. In 1876 it was taken by the Spaniards, who built the fort of Alfonso XII and set up a military government on the island.

Does this still exist? The tower and the walls?

overtureph

February 22nd, 2006, 09:09 PM

overtureph

February 22nd, 2006, 09:26 PM

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Does anyone know if this fort still exist and if there are any recent photos of this?

overtureph

February 22nd, 2006, 09:26 PM

http://content.lib.washington.edu/ic/image/77.jpg

Does anyone know if this fort still exist and if there are any recent photos of this?

Animo

February 23rd, 2006, 06:35 AM

May I recommend the book - FORTRESS OF EMPIRE by Fr. Rene Javellana S.J.

Do you have a copy of it? It would be great if you could scan it for us!

Does this still exist? The tower and the walls?

I hope it still exist.

Does anyone know if this fort still exist and if there are any recent photos of this?

Fort Pikit: An old Spanish fort in Mindanao located in the Municipality of Pikit.
I do not know hopefully its not destoryed it looks really great from that picture.

Animo

February 23rd, 2006, 06:35 AM

overtureph

February 23rd, 2006, 06:40 AM

Do you have a copy of it? It would be great if you could scan it for us!

I hope it still exist.

Fort Pikit: An old Spanish fort in Mindanao located in the Municipality of Pikit.
I do not know hopefully its not destoryed it looks really great from that picture.

I do also hope that both structures does still exist and is in good order. I do have a copy of Fortress of Empire. It's really a good book about fortifications built in our country during the colonial rule of Spain. But I do not have the book with me. I left it in the Philippines. Sorry about that. Maybe there are members here who may have a copy on hand or with them.

overtureph

February 23rd, 2006, 06:40 AM

overtureph

February 23rd, 2006, 08:44 AM

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Cebu Fort San Pedro

overtureph

February 23rd, 2006, 08:44 AM

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Cebu Fort San Pedro

Animo

February 25th, 2006, 06:01 AM

I'll post it here:

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Old Fort San Pedro in Iloilo.

Animo

February 25th, 2006, 06:01 AM

I'll post it here:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/overtureph/Iloilo.jpg

Old Fort San Pedro in Iloilo.

overtureph

February 25th, 2006, 09:41 AM

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overtureph

February 25th, 2006, 09:41 AM

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manolonoche

July 6th, 2006, 03:54 AM

manolonoche

July 6th, 2006, 03:54 AM

ishtefh_03

July 6th, 2006, 04:40 AM

^^makikita ko na naman ung exhibit!!! ang tagal pa nun, next next week pa... can't wait for it... :D

btw, i'm sure your sir noche? madalang lng mga prof ng archi-ust dito... pero madaming taga ust-archi students/alumni dito... :D

ishtefh_03

July 6th, 2006, 04:40 AM

BoNduRanT

July 6th, 2006, 08:42 AM

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They call it Faro Cabo Cape Bojeador, as it set majestically on a hill overlooking the South China Sea, located approximately 35 kilometres north of the City of Laoag, the lighthouse is the most accessible of all lighthouses in the north of the Island of Luzon. It was built in 1892 and is still functioning to date, serving ships passing by the northern part of South China Sea. This is one of the famouse historical landmark in the province of Ilocos Norte. It is the highest lighthouse in the Philippines above sea level on top of a hill named Vigia de Nagparitan (estimated a total height of around 160 meters high; tower height = 17 meters approximate) and is located in the town of Burgos.

The Lighthouse is the most western of the lights on the northern coast of the island, and in the approach of vessels from the China coast on the northwest. It lights the bend that marks the northwestern corner of the Island of Luzon, separating it from the South China Sea and the Babuyanes Channel. Similarly, it also assists ships heading towards the ports of Salomangue in Ilocos Sur which is 87 kilometres south from the lighthouse, and Curmimao, which is 60 kilometres away in Ilocos Norte. The Light flash once in every minute.

Completed on the 30th of March, 1892, the design and construction of the Lighthouse of Cape Bojeador was initially undertaken by the Engineer Magin Pers y Pers but was subsequently reconfigured and finished by the Engineer Guillermo Brockman. Built of locally made brick, the tower is octagonally-shaped and has an inner dimension of two meters and an exterior dimension of three and half meters.

Photos and Narration by: Paul Perez http://www.waypoints.ph/detail_gen.html?wpt=cbojlh

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Photo courtesy of olineil
Some locals said a part of that land (highlighted) in the photo are owned by the Siguion-Reynas.

Welcome to SSC Sir Noche! :)

BoNduRanT

July 6th, 2006, 08:42 AM

bustero

July 6th, 2006, 10:02 AM

good tip ty

bustero

July 6th, 2006, 10:02 AM

good tip ty

Animo

July 7th, 2006, 12:09 AM

Cape Bojeador Lighthouse

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Built in 1892, the lighthouse stands on a promontory in Burgos, 45 kilometers north of Laoag City. It still sends out signals to ships passing by the Cape facing the northern portion of the South China Sea. The highest lighthouse in the Philippines.

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Ligthouse Prism

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Stairwell of the Cape Bojeador Lighthouse

Animo

July 7th, 2006, 12:09 AM

tigidig14

July 7th, 2006, 04:40 AM

rene-renovate ba nila tong mga light houses, puro kalawang kakatakot baga magiba. but, im hoping the coast guard do, pag nde, i-petition ulit :)

tigidig14

July 7th, 2006, 04:40 AM

rene-renovate ba nila tong mga light houses, puro kalawang kakatakot baga magiba. but, im hoping the coast guard do, pag nde, i-petition ulit :)

ishtefh_03

July 7th, 2006, 05:16 AM

^^ kalawang ba yan?? kala ko rusty lng talaga color nya... :lol:

ishtefh_03

July 7th, 2006, 05:16 AM

^^ kalawang ba yan?? kala ko rusty lng talaga color nya... :lol:

salamangkero

July 7th, 2006, 05:36 AM

another angle of the Cape Bojeador lighthouse

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salamangkero

July 7th, 2006, 05:36 AM

another angle of the Cape Bojeador lighthouse

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ishtefh_03

July 7th, 2006, 05:46 AM

sana mapuntahan ko lahat ng lighthouses o kahit isa man lng, ung mga tipong sa palawan or upper north area... last sat-mon, i went to went and first plan talaga namin na mag bantayan island kaso di na tuloy, my lighthouse rin dun...

ishtefh_03

July 7th, 2006, 05:46 AM

theOCdiva

July 10th, 2006, 03:19 AM

For those interested in viewing colonial lighthouses in the country, there will be an exhibit on Spanish era lighthouses at the Beato Angelico Gallery, Beato Angelico Building, University of Santo Tomas beginning 17th July 2006. This is a travelling exhibit that began last 17 May at the Ayala Museum as part of the Philippine Heritage Festival. The book which complements the exhibit will also be made available.

First time to this thread. I never knew about the lighthouses. I love them! Gives me pause and awe whenever I see one, even in the movies. Because they are stately and evokes some sense of security.

I wish I could see the exhibit at UST, my alma mater. How little I know of my birth country, it's sad and awful. I hope to see more of it on my next visits.

Does anyone know how I can get a copy of the exhibit book? I'll google on it but in case someone knows off-hand.

Thanks and thanks to all for the wonderful lighthouse pics.

theOCdiva

July 10th, 2006, 03:19 AM

ishtefh_03

July 11th, 2006, 05:50 AM

First time to this thread. I never knew about the lighthouses. I love them! Gives me pause and awe whenever I see one, even in the movies. Because they are stately and evokes some sense of security.

I wish I could see the exhibit at UST, my alma mater. How little I know of my birth country, it's sad and awful. I hope to see more of it on my next visits.

Does anyone know how I can get a copy of the exhibit book? I'll google on it but in case someone knows off-hand.

Thanks and thanks to all for the wonderful lighthouse pics.

i think it's available at UST Publishing House coz they are the one who published it... and also to some bookstores too... the title of the book is "The Sentinels of The Sea"...

ishtefh_03

July 11th, 2006, 05:50 AM

manolonoche

July 11th, 2006, 10:16 AM

manolonoche

July 11th, 2006, 10:16 AM

manolonoche

July 11th, 2006, 10:22 AM

manolonoche

July 11th, 2006, 10:22 AM

theOCdiva

July 12th, 2006, 07:56 AM

the book "Lonely Sentinels of the Sea: the Spanish Lighthouses in the Philippines" is available at all major bookstores, though if you don;t find it there then go to the UST Press in Beato Angelico building, ust. If you do get it there, try as well to locate me, para I could autograph it for you.

The book highlights 24 colonial lighthouses all over the country. Though there are still others out there that needs to be discovered and documented. Most particularly those built during the Spanish colonial era are in various stages of ruin or in desperate need of repair. The early American period lighthouses fare no better. One thing that is common about these sentinels is the beauty of its architecture and the un-imaginable and undescribable beauty of its location.

Planning on a lighthouse tour, if interested I can organize one.

See you on the 17th here at the Beato Angelico Building for the opening of the exhibit.

manolo noche

Are you the author of the book? If yes, then wow! How long did it take you to explore/research/photograph all those 24?

I can't make the exhibit, I'm 3,000+ miles away from 'uste' .
However, I will ask a relative to grab a copy for me. I'll arrange it and will let you know through PM.

About the tour, I'll plan on it and I'll give you enough heads-up at next visit. It won't be this year, unfortunately. Really interesting, other people here at SSCF are interested, too. Nice, a different slant from the usual resort tours!
Thanks, manolo noche :) !

theOCdiva

July 12th, 2006, 07:56 AM

manolonoche

July 15th, 2006, 04:04 AM

manolonoche

July 15th, 2006, 04:04 AM

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:24 AM

When the U.S. captured the Philippines from Spain in 1898, the Americans inherited close to 60 lighthouses and minor lights built by the Spanish colonial authorities. Many of the major Spanish lighthouses survive; in fact, many of them are still in service. Others have gone to ruin in the tropical climate of the islands.

This report is based on several sources, including:

* Faros Españoles de Ultramar. This is the table of contents of a book published in Spain, listing lighthouses built in the Spanish colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. For the Philippines it listed 27 major light stations, 17 luces locales (local lights), and 14 additional lighthouses built on the more remote islets of the archipleago, a total of 58.

* The Philippines Lighthouses. This is a web site posted by Edmund Tan So, who is trying to launch a lighthouse preservation society in teh Philippines. The site includes technical descriptions of many of the major Spanish lighthouses contributed by Manuel L. Noche, who also visited the sites to assess their current condition.

* Light Lists listing Philippine lights in 1865, 1879, 1895, 1904, and 1920. I am much indebted to Michel Forand for providing this data.

The 27 Major Lighthouses (in the order listed by Faros Españoles de Ultramar)

# Río Pasig. Located on the north side of the Pasig River entrance in Manila, this is the oldest light station in the Philippines, founded in 1642. A 15 m gray stone lighthouse was built here in 1846. Noche reports that this tower was demolished in 1992 and replaced with a new stone lighthouse, which is much inferior architecturally to its predecessor.

# Corregidor. Located on an island in Manila Bay. The original 1835 lighthouse was the oldest in the colony when the Americans arrived. It had an unusual design, a circular stone tower rising from the center of an octagonal stone dwelling. The lighthouse was nearly destroyed during World War II, when American forces held out for months on Corregidor. It was demolished in 1950, and its stones were used in the construction of a new lighthouse. The new building has the general form of the old one, with the tower rising from the center of a building, but it is not a replica. The new tower is octagonal rather than round, and the building at the base appears to be 12-sided.

# Pulo Caballo. Caballo is a small island southwest of Corregidor in Manila Bay. Although this is listed as a major station, the 1904 light list shows it as a "white house" with a focal plane of only 27 ft (8 m). This light was built in 1853, the light lists agree. Like Corregidor, Caballo was heavily shelled in 1942, so it is unlikely the lighthouse survives.

# Bajo de San Nicolás. I believe the Bay of St. Nicholas is what is now called Cavite Bay, at the south end of Manila Bay, sheltered by Sangley Point and well known to generations of U.S. Navy seamen. The 1879 light list includes a light at a focal plane of 29 ft "on Sangley Point" and gives 1864 as the construction date. This light is missing from the 1895 list, but the 1904 list has a light at 34 ft, built or altered in 1898, described as "iron frame on Sangley Point." The 1920 list has the same description but lists the height as 43 ft and the date as 1915; perhaps the light was raised in that year. Possibly this was an octagonal screwpile lighthouse located off the point: there was formerly a wonderful drawing of such a lighthouse, dated 1876, available on the Internet. There is no evidence the lighthouse survives; the modern light at Sangley Point is on an aviation tower.

# Siete Pecados. The Siete Pecados (Seven Sins) are seven small islands obstructing the northern approach to Iloilo, the principal port of Panay. The 1895 light list describes a "gray iron tower, 29 ft high" with a focal plane of 98 ft. The 1904 list has a "bluish gray tower" at the same focal plane. Both lists give 1884 as the construction date. The 1920 light list also has a "bluish gray tower" but the focal plane is only 85 ft and a date of 1904 is given. I found a very distant photo from which we cannot determine the nature of the present lighthouse, but it is white. I believe the Spanish cast iron tower may have been replaced by an American concrete tower in 1904.

# Isla de Cabra. The island is northeast of Mindoro and is an important landfall for ships arriving in the Philippines from the South China Sea. The Spanish lighthouse is a 67 ft (20.5 m) square brick tower completed in 1889. When Noche visited, the station still had its original lantern and first order lens, but "the main prisms of the lens were removed to allow the new solar powered lamp to be installed." The station is intact, but not in very good condition. The site is remote.

# Punta Capones. This light station is on Capones Island, off the west coast of Luzon north of Manila. The lighthouse, built off the same plans as Isla de Cabra, is a 56 ft (17 m) square brick tower completed in 1890. The lantern and lens have been replaced with modern equipment. Noche found the tower to be in fairly good condition, but the keeper's house is in bad shape. In March 2004 the Environmental Protection of Asia Foundation signed an agreement to restore the light station as the Capones Island Marine Conservation Research and Development Center.

# Punta Santiago. Cape Santiago is the southwestern point of Luzon, south of Manila. The lighthouse, a 51 ft (15.5 m) brick tower, differs from Isla de Cabra and Punta Capones chiefly in being round rather than square. It was completed in 1890. Noche found it to be in relatively good condition, having been renovated recently. The lantern and lens have been replaced. Noche says the area surrounding the lighthouse is slated for a resort development and the light station could become a bed and breakfast, but there's no evidence this has happened as yet.

# Cabo Bojeador. One of the best known of all Philippine lighthouses, located at the northwestern corner of Luzon. It is a 65 ft (20 m) octagonal stone tower completed in 1892. The original lantern and lens remain, although the lens was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1990; the active lens is outside the lantern, I believe. This is one of the few Philippine lighthouses still staffed, although the principal function of the keepers is to lead tours. Noche found this light station to be in need of renovation. In June 2003 the government of Ilocos Norte province set up a nonprofit organization, Cape Bojeador Lighthouse Development Inc., to "rehabilitate" the lighthouse as one of the principal tourist attractions of the province. It is not clear whether any restoration work has begun.

# Cabo Melville. This station is at the opposite end of the Philippines from Cabo Bojeador: it stands on the southern tip of Balabac Island looking across the Balabac Strait to Borneo. The lighthouse is a 90 ft octagonal brick tower also completed in 1892. It is conical in form, rather than cylindrical like Cabo Bojeador. Noche has no report posted on the condition of this very remote light station.

# Cabo Engaño. The lighthouse is on Palaui Island off the northeastern tip of Luzon; it is a major landfall light from ships arriving from the Pacific. The Spanish lighthouse is an 47 ft (14.5 m) octagonal stone tower, similar to Cape Bojeador, completed in 1893. Noche described conditions at the site as "pathetic," but his visit came before renovation of the tower and installation of a modern lens and lantern. The keeper's house and other buildings have been heavily vandalized and are probably still in terrible condition. The site is remote, but not remote enough.

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:24 AM

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:26 AM

# Punta Luzaran. This station is on Guimaras Island marking the southern entrance to Iloilo, Panay. The lighthouse, a 17.5 m (58 ft) octagonal cylindrical tower, was completed in 1894. It appears similar to the Cabo Bojeador and Cabo Engaño lights. The entire light station is in ruins; the lantern is gone from the tower and the roof is gone from the keeper's house. I am not aware of any restoration plans. At some time after 1920 the light was replaced by what the current NGA list describes only as 38 ft (11.5 m) "metal tower."

# Islote de Manigonigo. The island of Manigonigo is just off the northeastern corner of Panay. The Spanish built a light here in 1894, described on the 1895 light list as a "gray iron tower, 34 ft high" having a focal plane of 68 ft (21 m). The description is the same on the 1904 list; the 1920 list says the tower is white but retains the 1894 date. The current NGA list has a "white round tower, dwelling" 29 ft, but the focal plane is still 68 ft. So very probably the original tower survives. I believe this is the first of the tourelles, 10 m cylindrical cast iron towers prefabricated in France.

# Islas Gigantes. This station appears as Sibuluak Babai on the 1904 and 1920 light lists. It is located on North Gigante Island, another islet off the northeastern tip of Panay. The lists describe it only as a "tower," gray in 1904 and white in 1920, with a focal plane of 78 ft (23 m). It is dated 1895. The NGA list has a "white round tower, white dwelling with red roof" and gives 38 ft (11.5 m) as the tower height. This is probably a second tourelle.

# Punta Malabrigo. Malabrigo Point is in southern Luzon, overlooking the narrow Verde Island Passage between Luzon and Mindoro. The lighthouse is a 56 ft (17 m) round brick tower, similar to the Punta Santiago lighthouse, completed in 1896. Noche found the light station to be in unusually good condition; as usual, the lantern and lens were replaced during the renovation. In May 2004, Akiko Thomson, an Olympic swimmer who is famous in the Philippines, formed a group that adopted the lighthouse with the intention of making the station a center for youth aquatic sports.

# Islas Calabazas. This is another station on an island off northeastern Panay. The 1895 light list has it as Guimaras Strait, described as a "white iron tower, about 45 ft high" with a focal plane of 100 ft (30.5 m). The date given is 1894. The 1904 list has the Calabazas Island Light as an "iron tower, square base, white and grey," also at 100 ft, but the date given is 1884. This description and date is repeated in the 1920 list. At some recent time, the light was replaced by a modern concrete tower; a tiny photo, no longer available, shows this tower looming over the ruins of the Spanish keeper's house. The original tower may well have been demolished.

# Aparri. This station, also called Punta Linao, marked the entrance to the port of Aparri on the northern coast of Luzon. The lighthouse was a cast iron tourelle erected in 1896. Noche visited the site and reports that the lighthouse has been lost fairly recently to beach erosion.

# Punta Capul. Capul is an island off the northwestern corner of Samar at the western end of the inportant San Bernardino Strait between Samar and Luzon. The Spanish lighthouse is a 12 m (39 ft) granite block tower completed in 1896. When Noche visited the renovation of the tower was underway, but he found the condition of the station "deplorable" with the keeper's house in ruins.

# San Bernardino. The island of San Bernardino is at the eastern end of the strait that carries its name. The lighthouse, a twin of Punta Capul, is another 12 m (39 ft) granite block tower, also completed in 1896. Noche also found this tower under renovation, with its lantern removed, and he says the station "did not escape the destruction caused by vandals."

# Punta Bugui. Bugui Point is the northwestern point of Masbate, a significant waypoint on the so-called "Southern Passage" from San Bernardino Strait to Manila.

# Gintotolo. Jintotolo Island, as it is now spelled, is just off the town of Balud at the southwestern corner of Masbate. The lighthouse is a 51 ft (15.5 m) square stone tower. The photo is small, but we can see the tower has been restored. It is one of Masbate's best known tourist attractions, and there is a photo taken from the tower to indicate it is open for climbing.

# Islote de Captitoncillo. Capitancillo Island, in the modern spelling, is a small island off northeastern Cebu. The historic lighthouse was replaced by a slender concrete tower in the 1950s.

# Isla Tanguingui. This is a small island in the Visayan Sea northeast of Panay.

# Balabac.

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:26 AM

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:27 AM

1. Dagupán
2. San Fernando
3. Sual
4. Dapitán
5. Davao
6. Luz sideral de Punta Sangley
7. Liloan
8. Romblón
9. Cebú
10. Joló
11. Puerto Princesa
12. Iloilo
13. Jap
14. Leyte
15. Mactán
16. Muelle de Opón
17. Zamboanga

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:27 AM

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:28 AM

# Batag
# Isla de San Miguel
# Isla Panaón
# Islote de Bantón
# Bajo Apó
# Isla Maniguín
# Isla de Apó
# Maestre del Campo
# Punta Apunán
# Isla de Malapascua
# Punta Bagacay
# Isla Cabilao
# Punta Cabicungán
# Isla de Malaqui

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:28 AM

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:29 AM

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 04:29 AM

theOCdiva

July 15th, 2006, 10:17 AM

It took me roughly 2 years to document 24 lighthouses, althroughout the country, though it took almost forever for it to be published. One thing for sure, these lighthouses are spectacular and their settings equally so.

manolo

wow! congratulations! :) i'm very impressed you pursued what i presume to be one of your passions. nowadays, you can publish your own book yourself; it's the successful marketing that is key. might i suggest you to put ads in pinoy newspapers circulated here in the states. i'm pretty sure a lot of people will buy. i'll pm you re my book purchase, can't wait to see it! and please, i will be honored if you do sign it. thanks a lot!

theOCdiva

July 15th, 2006, 10:17 AM

theOCdiva

July 15th, 2006, 10:28 AM

I got this information from: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/phl-esp.htm
The photos of the site used to work. Also, visit this site to know more about lighthouses: http://www.aenet.org/manila-expo/page20.htm

i'll visit these sites. thanks for the wonderful information, animo! these are priceless! you're a pal!
:)

theOCdiva

July 15th, 2006, 10:28 AM

manolonoche

July 15th, 2006, 12:44 PM

The web page that was created my Edmund Tan-So was undertaken prior to my documenting the lighthouses of the visayas and Palawan, as such your description of them are still incomplete. I would like to share with you the conditions of the remaining lightstations in the country. I was able to document 24 of these stations, most if not all are in various stages of deterioration, though the function of these has not changed.

1. Faro de Cabo Engaño, is in ruin with the tower missing its lantern. Today, it is lit with a what appears like a make shift lamp.
2. Faro de Punta Aparri, has fallen into the sea with only granite blocks still sticking out of the sea.
3. Faro de Cabo Bojeador, was recently restored but the lantern remains out of operation having been damaged during the earthquake of 1984.
4. Luz de Puerto de San Fernando. The original tourelle still stands san lantern, the 1901 pavilion is in good shape.
5. Faro de Punta Capones, is in tact but in bad and deteriorating shape. The tower has recently been retrofitted with new lights.
6. Faro de Isla Cabra is in relatively good condition with its original lantern, lens, mechanism and furniture in tact though leaks in the roof can spell doom if not repaired.
7. Faro de Isla Corregidor is in tip-top condition though its lantern is new.
8. Faro de Bajo de San Nicolas, has been totally removed and replaced with a new aluminum tower
9. Luz del Puerto Pasig has been renovated and only its bottom part belongs to colonial times,
10 Faro de Cabo Santiago was recently renovated by Sen. Legarda with the roof and flooring reparied (though not following standtard conservation policies) the tower has been retrofitted with new lights
11 Faro de Punta Malabrigo is in good condition with its tower sporting new lights
12 Faro de San Bernardino is in partial ruin, its tower has been retrofitted with new lights, its original lantern now removed, there is a cemetery a short walk away from the lighthouse with the graves of those who died building it.
13 Luz de Bagatao, is in good condition, its tower is original tourelle with its intact lantern, though its lights are new
14 Faro de Isla Capul, like san Bernardino is partially in ruin, its tower has been retrofitted with new lights, its original lantern now removed.
15. Faro de Punta Bugui, is the only tower with its original 3rd order lens and lantern still intact but its pavilion is in need of a roof.
16. Faro de Isla Jintotolo, is in good contion, its lantern is new
17. Faro de Islote de Tanguingui is in ruin, its original metal trussed tower has been removed and replaced with an aluminum framed one.
18. Faro de Islote de Capitancillo like the later is in ruin and like the other its tower has been replace with a new aluminum built one.
19. Faro de Punta Luzaran, is in ruin its tourelle is still standing but is a rusting hulk, also without its lantern, which can be seen a few distance away ontop of a steel framed tower.
20 Faro de Siete pecados is in good condtion with its orginal tourelle with lantern, though lights are new
21. Faro de Isla Calabazas, is in ruin its tower removed with only the dome of the lantern still left in situ, A new tower is installed in its courtyard
22 Faro de Islote de Manigonigo, is in complete ruin, its tower remains littered in the island
23. Faro de Sibulac-Babac, Gigantes Norte, parts the pavilion is still intact though the tourelle tower is gone and replaced with a new aluminum one
24. Faro de Cabo Melville is very much intact its original tower and lens are still in place.

Other lighthouses of interest:
Faro de Punta de Pata: partially in ruin
Faro de Punta Patar recently renovated with a new lights and lantern,
Faro de Punta Laoang: recently renovated with new lights
Faro de Bagacay, also recently renovated with new lights
Faro de Islote de Apo original metal trussed tower removed and new concrete tower built.

All these except for the last 5 are part of my book, Lonely Sentinels of the Sea. will try to post some pictures for your information.

Manolo Noche

manolonoche

July 15th, 2006, 12:44 PM

ishtefh_03

July 15th, 2006, 04:49 PM

sir noche, just wanna ask are you going to do a talk again about it at beato too?? in part of the exhibit... or just an exhibit??

ishtefh_03

July 15th, 2006, 04:49 PM

sir noche, just wanna ask are you going to do a talk again about it at beato too?? in part of the exhibit... or just an exhibit??

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 07:43 PM

Animo

July 15th, 2006, 07:43 PM

ishtefh_03

July 16th, 2006, 01:41 PM

^^yup, member nga sya dito... :)

ishtefh_03

July 16th, 2006, 01:41 PM

^^yup, member nga sya dito... :)

manolonoche

July 17th, 2006, 01:38 PM

yes there will be a talk on the lighthouses at Beato, though when it will be will still be announced.

manolonoche

July 17th, 2006, 01:38 PM

yes there will be a talk on the lighthouses at Beato, though when it will be will still be announced.

ishtefh_03

July 17th, 2006, 03:19 PM

^^ok thanks, looking forward to it...

ishtefh_03

July 17th, 2006, 03:19 PM

^^ok thanks, looking forward to it...

FlowFlow

July 20th, 2006, 08:48 AM

ang cool exhibit niyo sir! heheh not trying to sound suck-up.. okei siya.. very informative.. ngayon lang kasi ako nakakita ng lighthouses natin..

FlowFlow

July 20th, 2006, 08:48 AM

ang cool exhibit niyo sir! heheh not trying to sound suck-up.. okei siya.. very informative.. ngayon lang kasi ako nakakita ng lighthouses natin..

ishtefh_03

August 24th, 2006, 05:01 AM

any news about lighthouses??? or pics to share??? :D

ishtefh_03

August 24th, 2006, 05:01 AM

any news about lighthouses??? or pics to share??? :D

jadebench

September 8th, 2006, 04:32 AM

Magtakutan naman tayo!

Diplomat Hotel, Baguio City

Diplomat Hotels, Inc. acquired ownership of the property in 1973 and remodeled thoroughly the interior into a 33-bedroom hotel but still retaining the unique and distinct personality which was earlier established by the Dominican friars. Even the large white cross on top of the building was retained. The hotel was managed by Tony Agpaoa, a Baguio-based entrepreneur and faith healer whose guests were mostly his patients from Europe. Diplomat Hotel ceased operations with the death of Agpaoa of a heart attack in 1987 and has since been closed to the public.

Dominican Hill has since been declared off limits to visitors. Local residents say that Dominican Hill is now a haunted place. The building is falling apart and is in a very dilapidated state. The railings and the guard house are about to collapse. The grounds have not been maintained that tall grass and weeds are all over the place. Some people who live nearby claim that at times they could hear the banging of doors, windows, clattering of dishes, and voices of people screaming in the middle of the night. There are also instances when the place is so quiet that not a single sound is heard the whole night. Perhaps this eerie phenomena could be attributed to the ghosts of its former owner and the different terminal patients who came to the place for hopes of being healed and have since already died. Some also say that Dominican Hill is haunted by the ghost of the people who were killed there during the war.

Some years back there was a plan to install a cable car system linking Dominican Hill and Burnham Park - one which would be similar to those found in ski resorts in the United States and Europe. It was perhaps due to the lack of investor funds necessary to put up the project that this plan did not materialize. Recently, it has been rumored that there are plans to develop this historical religious landmark into a tourist resort. However, all these are just rumors and nothing definite has as yet been mentioned.

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jadebench

September 8th, 2006, 04:32 AM

diz

September 8th, 2006, 07:47 AM

creepy... :eek:

diz

September 8th, 2006, 07:47 AM

creepy... :eek:

tigidig14

September 8th, 2006, 07:53 AM

balete drive di ba
pero i heard nde na nakakatakot dun

tigidig14

September 8th, 2006, 07:53 AM

balete drive di ba
pero i heard nde na nakakatakot dun

ramvingar

September 8th, 2006, 08:06 AM

Nice thread :okay:

Manila Film Center
http://www.imway.com/photo1/manila/pasay/ccc/film_center.jpg

http://www.gmapinoytv.com/sidetrip/blog/uploads/sidetrip-43.jpg

When the construction of Film Center at the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex was rushed in the early 1980s for a film fest, the ceiling scaffolding collapsed killing several workmen who fell to the orchestra below. Rather than halt construction to rescue survivors and retrieve the bodies of dead workmen, cement was poured into the orchestra, entombing the fallen workmen. Some of them were buried alive in the orchestra. Various ghostly activities were reported on the site including mysterious sounds, voices and poltergeist activity. In the late 1990s a group called the Spirit Questors began to make visits to the film center in an attempt to contact and appease the souls of the workmen who were killed in the building. Some of these spirits claimed to have moved on but a few allegedly remain.

ramvingar

September 8th, 2006, 08:06 AM

Louman

September 8th, 2006, 08:09 AM

Ah the evil Manila Film Center. The tomb of several construction workers because that old hag b.. witch wanted it done as soon as possible. I hope it gets replaced by a non haunted more useful structure in the future.

Louman

September 8th, 2006, 08:09 AM

diz

September 8th, 2006, 08:14 AM

Clark's Abandoned Hospital

http://zcap.freeyellow.com/Hospital.jpg

http://www.margarita-station.com/clark_photos/clark17.jpg

diz

September 8th, 2006, 08:14 AM

Clark's Abandoned Hospital

http://zcap.freeyellow.com/Hospital.jpg

http://www.margarita-station.com/clark_photos/clark17.jpg

ramvingar

September 8th, 2006, 08:26 AM

^^ whats the story behind that diz?

@Louman - I actually met some of the spirit questors who went there. According to them, there were so many spirits hanging about. Some were just sitting around, watching them. Most did not even know they were dead. Those who knew were very angry spirits. Perhaps we can conduct a test if it really is haunted. Let's lock Imeldific in it and see what happens. :lol:

ramvingar

September 8th, 2006, 08:26 AM

diz

September 8th, 2006, 08:44 AM

^^ Ehh.... I can't remember alot of it.

They say there is a headless white lady that roams around the halls of that building. During the Japanese occupation, an officer beheaded many nurses there.

And, basically, every hospital is haunted, dahil may namamatay.

diz

September 8th, 2006, 08:44 AM

jadebench

September 8th, 2006, 07:43 PM

mapadaan ka lang sa Diplomat Hotel, may mararamdaman ka na.

jadebench

September 8th, 2006, 07:43 PM

mapadaan ka lang sa Diplomat Hotel, may mararamdaman ka na.

death327

September 8th, 2006, 08:06 PM

Oh.... Diplomat Hotel is really creepy... it is a good shooting site for any creepy horror movie.

death327

September 8th, 2006, 08:06 PM

Oh.... Diplomat Hotel is really creepy... it is a good shooting site for any creepy horror movie.

ergit222

September 9th, 2006, 03:20 AM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/mainphototeacherscamp01.jpg
Teacher's Camp - It is believed that this was once a battlefield of the native citizens there. Ghosts of native warriors, as well as spirits that are still restless, are reportedly seen there.

White Hall in Teacher's Camp-Opened by the Americans in 1908, Teachers' Camp was a tent city for teachers. It was in 1913 when they built more permanent structures which could have included White Hall. This hall is dilapidated with its white paint feeling.

Convention goers had been trading stories about mysterious voices and shadows inside the hall and no one dared enter its toilet alone.

ergit222

September 9th, 2006, 03:20 AM

ramvingar

September 9th, 2006, 04:11 AM

^^ My mom's cousin swears that she woke up one night because her bed was shaking violently. It was actually being lifted of the floor.

ramvingar

September 9th, 2006, 04:11 AM

^^ My mom's cousin swears that she woke up one night because her bed was shaking violently. It was actually being lifted of the floor.

IsaRic

September 9th, 2006, 04:39 AM

it be more creepy if yall post night pictures hehehe... like a picture creepoin' out of a corner through a hallyway or some' like that :runaway:

IsaRic

September 9th, 2006, 04:39 AM

it be more creepy if yall post night pictures hehehe... like a picture creepoin' out of a corner through a hallyway or some' like that :runaway:

Ydlar

September 9th, 2006, 05:30 AM

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Aren't those pics old? We went there just last year (at 6 pm pa) and there were no tall grasses anymore. We were with friend who has a "third-eye", and she said that when we entered, her nape got warm (for us, we just felt heavy when we went in) and said that the entities were looking at us; some, as she described, were furious, others were asking for prayers. Half of us went upstairs, the other half just stayed outside. We were six. The three of us, me, Ms. Third-Eye and her brother went to the balcony of the structure and waved to our friends outside. Then she told us that there is a nurse staring at us while we were being noisy there (my sister screamed thrice for no reason at all), so we just decided to leave the place.

Then just this year (February), we went back there again. At 5 pm naman.
We were surprised; the front of the building was already cemented; and the creepy feeling wasn't there anymore. There's also this huge, red wall located just to the left of the Diplomat Hotel. There are four medium-sized deep holes around it.

May mga nakasabay pa nga kaming mga foreigner na mga naka-suit pa, mukhang gigibain na (or nagiba na) 'yung building. Baguio Heritage Hotel 'ata 'yung ipapalit na hotel; first-class hotel daw, sabi nung guard na tinanong namin.

I just noticed that the wall tiles of the building looks new (more beautiful than those that are being sold today, to think that it was built years ago);
then there is this small-sized door at the back, small cement frames on the wall and a massive, cemented door with a staircase blocking it.

IMO, the view from there looks really splendid. Perfect location for a hotel. But also, imo, they should've just left the structure standing.

Ydlar

September 9th, 2006, 05:30 AM