Fort Santiago

Fort 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 in the .
  • Fort
  • …lies at an elevation of 12 metres (39 feet)
  • Description: citadel built by Spanish conquistador for the city of Manila, Philippines

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza de Armas and Rizal Shrine.
The , also known as the Museo ni José…
is a public square in , . is situated 170 metres southeast of Fort Santiago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Area and Intramuros.
, also known as the Manila Port District and…
, also known as the Ciudad Murada because…
is the "Chinatown" district of .

Fort Santiago

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Latitude
14.59447° or 14° 35′ 40″ north
Longitude
120.97006° or 120° 58′ 12″ east
Open location code
7Q62HXVC+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tagalog—“Fort Santiago” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fort Santiago”
  • Central Bikol: “Kuta nin Santiago”
  • Chinese: “圣地亚哥堡 (菲律宾)”
  • Chinese: “圣地亚哥堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Santiago”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سانتياجو”
  • Filipino: “Fort Santiago”
  • French: “fort Santiago”
  • French: “Fort Santiago”
  • German: “Fuerte de Santiago (Manila)”
  • German: “Fuerte de Santiago”
  • German: “Fuerza de Santiago”
  • Hebrew: “פורט סנטיאגו”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Santiago”
  • Japanese: “サンチャゴ要塞”
  • Japanese: “フォート・サンチャゴ”
  • Slovenian: “Fort Santiago”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Santiago”
  • Spanish: “Fuerza de Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Fuerza de Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Kuta ng Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Kuta ni Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Kuta Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Kutang Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Lakas ng Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Moog na Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Moog ng Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Moog ni Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Muog na Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Muog ng Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Muog ni Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Muog Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Puwersa ng Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Puwersang Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Pwersa ng Santiago”
  • Tagalog: “Pwersang Santiago”

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