Fort Pilar

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The Real Fuerte de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza, also known as Fort Pilar, is a 17th-century military defense fortress built by the Spanish colonial government in Zamboanga City. The fort, which is now a regional museum of the National Museum of the Philippines, is a major landmark of the city and it symbolizes the city's cultural heritage.

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Real Fuerte de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza; Royal Fort of Our Lady of the Pillar of Saragossa
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Location: 6.9011, 122.0822, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Siege of Zamboanga
    1898 siege part of the Philippine Revolution
  • Japanese invasion of Zamboanga
    part of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, 1942
  • Camp Cawa-Cawa Siege
    1989 siege
  • Siege of Lamitan
    2001 siege
  • Zamboanga City crisis
    military conflict in 2013 in the Philippines
  • Fort Pilar
    Spanish colonial era fortification in Zamboanga City, Philippines
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1898-05-18T00:00:00Z
1942-05-01T00:00:00Z
1942-05-01T00:00:00Z
1989-01-03T00:00:00Z
1989-01-05T00:00:00Z
2001-06-02T00:00:00Z
2001-06-02T00:00:00Z
2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
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Fort Pilar walls (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-17-2024)Fort Pilar walls (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-17-2024)
Fort Pilar front left (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-17-2024)Fort Pilar front left (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-17-2024)
Main Entrance in Fort Pilar MuseumMain Entrance in Fort Pilar Museum
Main Entrance in Fort Pilar Museum (cropped)Main Entrance in Fort Pilar Museum (cropped)
Photograph of Fort Pilar, Zamboanga, P. I. from the 1910sPhotograph of Fort Pilar, Zamboanga, P. I. from the 1910s
Fort Pilar Shrine front left (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-18-2024)Fort Pilar Shrine front left (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-18-2024)
Fort Pilar Shrine left side (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-18-2024)Fort Pilar Shrine left side (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-18-2024)
Fort Pilar Shrine (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-18-2024)Fort Pilar Shrine (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-18-2024)
Fort Pilar Paseo Del Mar bay view sunrise (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 10-11-2023)Fort Pilar Paseo Del Mar bay view sunrise (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 10-11-2023)
Fort Pilar Shrine (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 10-12-2023)Fort Pilar Shrine (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 10-12-2023)
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1898Siege of Zamboangasiege, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Philippine Revolutionary ArmyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1942Japanese invasion of ZamboangabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1989Camp Cawa-Cawa SiegesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2001Siege of LamitansiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2013Zamboanga City crisisbattleWikidata
    sitefortFort PilarfortWikidata
    commonsimageFort Pilar walls (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-17-2024) Commons
    commonsimageFort Pilar front left (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-17-2024) Commons
    commonsimageMain Entrance in Fort Pilar Museum Commons
    commonsimageMain Entrance in Fort Pilar Museum (cropped) Commons
    commonsimagePhotograph of Fort Pilar, Zamboanga, P. I. from the 1910s Commons
    commonsimageFort Pilar Shrine front left (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-18-2024) Commons
    commonsimageFort Pilar Shrine left side (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-18-2024) Commons
    commonsimageFort Pilar Shrine (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 04-18-2024) Commons
    commonsimageFort Pilar Paseo Del Mar bay view sunrise (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 10-11-2023) Commons
    commonsimageFort Pilar Shrine (NS Valderosa, Zamboanga City; 10-12-2023) Commons