Fortress of Empire. Spanish Colonial Fortifications of the Philippines 1565-1898 - René B. Javellana
Spanish colonial fortifications of the Philippines, 1565-1898
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BEGINNING IN 1565, SPANISH COLONISTS BUILT FORTIFICATIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR EMERGING SETTLEMENTS. OVER THE NEXT THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF COLONIAL RULE, A STRONG OF PERMANENT FORTIFICATIONS WAS BUILT THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO, NOT BYPASSING EVEN TINY AND REMOTE ISLANDS THIS DEFENSE NET WAS BUYILT TO CONTAIN PERCEIVED ENEMIES OF SPANISH HEGEMONY. WHILE FOCUSING ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF FORTIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTING THE ARCHITECTURAL INITIATIVE OF THE MILITARY AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, FORT...
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