Fort San Pedro, Cebu City
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Fort San Pedro - a military defense structure in Cebu City which built by the Spaniards under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the first governor general who arrived in the Philippines to establish a colony in the 16th century in Cebu. It is found inside the Plaza Independencia de Cebu, this is somewhere in the city pier area. It is the oldest triangular bastion fort in the country, which it serves as the nucleus of the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines during the Philippine Revolution ending of the 19th century, but then it was attacked and taken by the Filipino revolutionaries and uses the landmark as a stronghold.
 The landmark's main entrance |
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 A frontal wall which serve as a barrier |
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This is the monument that commemorates Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, a Spanish conquistador and became the first governor general of the Philippines, the monument marks a significant figure in the Philippines. Which he anchored-off Cebu port in 1565, and it is also marked as the beginning of the formal Spanish colonization in the Philippines.
 Miguel Lopez de Legaspi monument |
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There was a left-side and right-side cannon set-up found in the top most portion of the vicinity's walls, these are large heavy piece of artillery which used in warfare in the past, built in the open fields just for battle and defense purposes, and calibrated to fire heavy stone or metal balls, which these powerful gun usually attach with two or four wheels.
 Left-side cannon positioning |  Right-side cannon positioning |
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The entrance gate and parking is wide enough to accomodate even big and small vehicles, and the parkings is free which there was a specified place to parked.
 The main entrance access road |  The parking space |
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And outside the premises, there was a wide-open spacious playground. Which institutional cadets exercises and trained for their reserve officer training forces lesson.
 Cadets on marching |  Others are playing games |
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Upon entering the vicinity, in the left-side, you can see the Mariner's Court Cebu building, which its architectural design was inspired from a ship-shape building, clearly state that Cebu was a navigation destination, in fact navigators really amazed in Cebu's pride and besides it is also near to pier area, which it is easily to access.
 The Mariner's Court painted in orange and blue |
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So, how to get this place? Cited a fare scenario like in my case, I'm coming from Lapu-lapu City and where Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) also situated, I am going to ride a public utility bus (PUB) with a route of Mactan to Parkmall with a fare of (0.63 US$), then ride again with PUB route Parkmall to Colon with a fare of (0.44 US$) and I drop-off in M.J Cuenco Avenue, corner Vicente Gullas Street. I walk by foot in about 10 minutes maximum and to reach Plaza Independencia de Cebu main entrance, but if you ride with your private vehicle, tell your driver to drop-off at Plaza Independencia de Cebu main gate. The landmark opens at 8am to 7pm daily, and it has an entrance fee of (0.7 US$), and for that, you can be able to get inside the landmark's premises and to avoid any fines, kindly obey the guidelines implemented like, no littering, no smoking, no alcohol and beverages allowed and no vendors are allowed.
 In my visit with the historical landmark |
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Overall, the place is cozy and a very nice place to reflects oneself and needs a peace of mind.
It ends, and see you on my next Cebu tour, Thank you!
It's google map:
https://g.co/kgs/f7EkK7A
Steem Atlas link:
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[//]:# (!steematlas 10.29253568 lat 123.90563786 long Fort San Pedro d3scr)
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