| Fort Santiago | |
|---|---|
Moóg ng Santiago | |
 The reconstructed main gate of Fort Santiago | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Bastioned fort |
| Architectural style | Italian-Spanish school of fortification |
| Location | along the Pasig River |
| Town or city | Intramuros |
| Country | Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°35′42″N 120°58′10″E / 14.59500°N 120.96944°E |
| Named for | Saint James the Great |
| Construction started | 1590 |
| Completed | 1593 |
| Renovated | 1733 |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | 2,030 feet (620 m) perimeter |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Masonry |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas (1590) Fernándo Valdés y Tamon (1730s) |
| Structural engineer | Leonardo Iturriano[1] |
| Designations | National Historical Landmark |
| Website | |
| visitfortsantiago | |
Fort Santiago (Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago; Filipino: Moóg ng Santiago), built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is located in Intramuros, the walled city of Manila.
The fort is one of the most important historical sites in Manila. Several people died in its prisons during the Spanish Empire and World War II. José Rizal, the Philippine national hero, was imprisoned here before his execution in 1896. The Rizal Shrine museum displays memorabilia of the hero in their collection and the fort features, embedded onto the ground in bronze, his footsteps representing his final walk from his cell to the location of the actual execution.
It is only a few meters away from the Manila Cathedral and the Palacio del Gobernador (lit. Governor's Palace, currently the office of the Commission on Elections).
- ^ Robb, Walter (1939). Filipinos. Manila: Carmelo & Bauermann. pp. 210–215.