Fort San Pedro

Fort San Pedro is a military defense structure in , Philippines, built by the Spanish under the command of Miguel López de Legazpi, first governor of the Captaincy General of the Philippines.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Spanish-era military fortification in Cebu City, Philippines
  • Also known as: “Fort of San Pedro”
  • Address: A. Pigafetta Street, Cebu

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of the Philippines - Cebu and Fort of San Pedro.

Museum
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National Museum of the Philippines – Cebu is a museum in , under the National Museum of the Philippines system. Hosted at the Aduana building, the museum building was known as Malakanyang sa Sugbo when it served as the official residence of the president of the Philippines in the . is situated 180 metres southwest of Fort San Pedro.

Memorial
Photo: Seav, CC0.
is a memorial.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú, or simply the Santo Niño Basilica, is a Catholic minor basilica in , Philippines. It was originally founded by Augustinian friars Andrés de Urdaneta and Diego de Herrera in 1565. is situated 370 metres northwest of Fort San Pedro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cebu City and Subangdaku.

Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main city on Cebu Island in the and is known as the Queen City of the South. It is the capital of , a transport hub, and a popular tourist destination in its own right.

Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the region of the . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. is situated 4 km northeast of Fort San Pedro.

Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the region of the . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. is situated 5 km northeast of Fort San Pedro.

Fort San Pedro

Latitude
10.29261° or 10° 17′ 33″ north
Longitude
123.90579° or 123° 54′ 21″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Inception
1565
Open location code
7Q257WV4+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 332819231
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1688717
Wiki­data ID
Q1472845
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tagalog—“Fort San Pedro” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣佩德罗堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort San Pedro”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سان بيدرو”
  • French: “fort San Pedro”
  • French: “Fort San Pedro”
  • Georgian: “სან პედროს ციხე”
  • German: “Fuerte de San Pedro”
  • German: “Fuerza de San Pedro”
  • Italian: “Forte San Pedro”
  • Italian: “Fuerza de San Pedro”
  • Japanese: “サン・ペドロ要塞”
  • Japanese: “サンペドロ 要塞”
  • Slovenian: “Fuerte de San Pedro”
  • Slovenian: “Fuerza de San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “Fuerza de San Pedro”
  • Tagalog: “Fuerte de San Pedro”
  • Tagalog: “Fuerza de San Pedro”
  • Tagalog: “Moog ng San Pedro”

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