The front entrance of Fuerza de Santiago towering 40 metres high Fuerza de Santiago is a defence fortress built for Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi. The fort is part of the structures of the walled city of Intramuros, in Manila, Philippines.

The location of this site was also once the palace and kingdom of Rajah Suliman, chieftain of Manila. It was destroyed by the conquistadors upon arriving in 1570, encountering several bloody battles with the Muslims and native Tagalogs. The Spaniards destroyed the native settlements and erected Fuerza de Santiago in 1571. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1712x2288, 1458 KB) Summary Fort Santiago Gate 2005 W N Mansfield Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1712x2288, 1458 KB) Summary Fort Santiago Gate 2005 W N Mansfield Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Conquistador (Spanish: []) (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas and Asia Pacific under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 17th centuries, starting with the 1492 settlement established in modern-day Cuba by... Miguel López de Legazpi (b. ... Intramuros circa 1920s Intramuros, located along the southern bank of the Pasig River, is the oldest among the districts of the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. ... Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Places where monarchies maintain rule appear in blue. ... Rajah Sulayman, also spelled as, Rajah Suliman or Rajah Soliman was the last Filipino-Muslim ruler of Manila known then as Maynilad during the Spanish colonization of Philippines during the late 1500s. ... Conquistador (Spanish: kōn-kē-stŏ-dōr) (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas and Asia Pacific under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 17th centuries, starting with the 1492 settlement... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... The Tagalogs are the largest Filipino ethnic group. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ...

The first fort was made out of log structures and earth. Most of it was destroyed in the Spanish-Chinese War of (1574-1575), by invaders of ethnic Chinese pirates who besieged on the area. The Spaniards fought a bloody conflict and eventually drove the Pirates out. In 1589 the fort was constructed by hard stone and finished in 1592. It became the main fort for travels and spice trade to the Americas and Europe for 333 years. The famous Manila Galleon trade to Acapulco, Mexico started sailing from Fuerza de Santiago. Limahon (spelled Lim ah hong in Chinese – b. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Travel is the transport of people on a trip or journey. ... World map showing the Americas America or the Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... The Manila Galleons were Spanish galleons that sailed once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean between Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco in New Spain (now Mexico). ... Acapulco (Officially: Acapulco de Juárez) is a city and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 km (190 miles) southwest from Mexico City, at . ...

The fort is shielded by 22 metres high walls, with a thickness of 8 metres and an entrance measuring 40 metres high. It is located at the mouth of the Pasig River and it was once the premier defence fortress of the Spanish Government in the Philippines. During World War II it was captured by the Japanese, and almost destroyed during the Battle of Manila in February 1945. It was later restored by the Intramuros Administration during the 1980's. Today the fort serves as a museum which houses well preserved legacies of the Spanish Government, Jose Rizal (which is called the Plaza de Armas), Rizal Shrine, and the prison dungeons for criminals used by the Spanish Officials. The Pasig River is a river in the Philippines that drains Laguna de Bay (via the Napindan Channel) into Manila Bay. ... The flag of the Spanish Empire. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union United Kingdom United States and others Axis Powers: Germany Japan Italy and others Commanders Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4... Two battles were fought over control of the city of Manila. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... José Rizal José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896) is the national hero of the Philippines. ... A shrine dedicated to the lifework of Jose Rizal is maintained on Santa Clara Street, Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila, 1002 Philippines. ...

Jose Rizal, the country's national hero, was imprisoned here before his execution in 1896. José Rizal José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896) is the national hero of the Philippines. ...