Fort Santiago was the citadel of the 16th century Spanish city of Manila, the Philippines. The reconstructed main gate (1714) bears an equestrian St. James (Santiago) above and the coat of arms of Castile and Aragon below.
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San Agustin Church and Monastery (1604) was the only historic Spanish church in Manila, the Philippines, to survive the 1945 American bombing campaign.
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Casa Manila, a restored 1850s building in the Intramuros quarter of Manila, the Philippines, contains a fine collection of colonial furniture.
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A Japanese cannon embedded in the Spanish city wall of Manila, the Philippines, has been left as a reminder of the 1942-1945 wartime occupation.
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The Baluarte de San Diego at the southwest corner of Manila's old city wall was originally a fort called Nuestra Senora de Guia (1586).
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