Fort Santa Isabel

Fort Santa Isabel (Filipino: Kutang Santa Isabel; Spanish: Fuerza de Santa Isabel), also known as Taytay Fort, is a coastal fortification in the town of Taytay of Palawan, Philippines.

History

Background

Fort Santa Isabel was originally built in 1667 as a wooden palisade under the Augustinian Recollect priests. It was named in honor of Isabella II of Spain.

Through the efforts of Governor General Fernando Manuel de Bustillo, the structure was replaced in 1738 by a coral limestone fort and was primarily used by the Spanish as a defensive structure against Muslim raiders.

2018–2019 restoration

The municipal government of Taytay, with help from the National Historical Commission, commenced renovation works on the fort in 2018 as part of its Estrella del Norte Heritage Development Project. The project, led by heritage architect Joel Rico, was set to be finished by May 1, 2019.

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References

External links

• Media related to Fort Santa Isabel at Wikimedia Commons

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4. Twin Forts of Romblon
5. Isabela Cathedral
6. Santa Isabel Creek
7. Battle of Palo Alto
8. Isabella I of Castile
9. List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Mimaropa
10. Taytay, Palawan
11. Fort Santa Luzia
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13. List of former German colonies
14. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
15. Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
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