FORT SANTIAGO #270530
FORT SANTIAGO is a citadel first built by Spanish
conquistador, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi for the new established city of Manila in
the Philippines. This defense fortress is part of the structure of the walled
city of Manila referred to as Intramuros (“within the walls”). The fort is one
of the important historical sites in Manila. Several lives were lost in its
prisons during the Spanish Colonial Period and World War ll. Jose Rizal, the
Philippines national hero, was imprisoned here before the execution in 1896.
