Fort San Pedro

Fort San Pedro is located along San Pedro Drive in the domestic port area. This quadrilateral fort measuring 60×60 meters was built between 1603 and 1616. Its walls measured approximately 12 feet high from low tide of the sea and 30 feet thick and was cut out of Guimaras rocks and coral stones from along the Panay Coast.

It was built to protect against the Dutch and other invaders that threatened Iloilo, the fort was already in disrepair early in the 20th century, it deteriorated further due to neglect, and was totally damaged during World War II.

The fort provides a scenic view of Guimaras Island.

Today, a park has replaced the historic fort, where a statue of Christ marks the spot where the it stood. The park is a favorite spot for taking in the evening air and eating delicious “inasal” or chicken barbeque.

The role played by the Fort in the history of Iloilo City hinges well to the idea of creating a heightened sense of awareness linking the past to the city and its people of today. It provides a living reminders to the Ilonggos of their heritage, their cultural and spiritual roots. As a tourist attraction, the fort provides the orientation for the easy understanding of the distinctive characteristic, the ambiance and the aura of Iloilo.

Fort San Pedro or Fort Nuestra Señora del Rosario represents only a portion of the Ilonggos Heritage - that of the colonial period, but it represents many use of evolution and changes that had shaped and influenced the city itself and its people. Fort San Pedro which has stood the time retaining to Iloilo, now emblazoned on the zeal of the city, as a mute testimony but vivid reminder of the significance of the Fort to the identity of this “La Muy Leal Y Noble Ciudad.”
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Higher Resolution of Fort San Pedro Panorama

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