Cebu City in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines — Southeast Asia

Fort San Pedro

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, January 20, 2013

1. Fort San Pedro Marker

Inscription.
The Fort of San Pedro, described in an official report of 1739, is triangular in shape and made of stone and mortar. The three bastions are
La Concepcion, San Ignacio de
Loyola, and San Miguel
- Powder Magazine.

[Inscriptions in the stone above the fort’s main [west side] gateway:]

Fuerza de San Pedro, 1565
Sereformo, Año, 1833
Siendoalca lndem
Dnmaniro …
[Coat of Arms of the Spanish monarch]

Note also, a statuette of the Santo Niño in the upper niche – placed in celebration of Cebu City’s annual Sinulog Festival

Erected 1939 by Philippine Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1739.

Location. 10° 17.553′ N, 123° 54.338′ E. Marker is in Cebu City, Central Visayas, in Cebu. It is on A. Pigafetta Street just south of Legaspi Ext. when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cebu City, Central Visayas 6000, Philippines. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in Southeast Asia,

in the Malay Archipelago,

in the Pacific Ocean,

in North Pacific,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Antonio Pigafetta (within

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shouting distance of this marker); 400 Years of Continuing OAR Presence (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Cross of Magellan (approx. 0.4 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Fort San Pedro. (Submitted on April 14, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

The gateway to Fort San Pedro - with assorted inscriptions image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, January 20, 2013

2. The gateway to Fort San Pedro - with assorted inscriptions

Fort San Pedro image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, January 20, 2013

3. Fort San Pedro

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,377 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.