Barrio San Luis
In the 1970s, the Intramuros Administration marked out an historical district in Intramuros, named Barrio San Luis after one of the seven barrios or subsections of Intramuros. The heart of this barrio along Gen. Luna Street and beside the San Agustin monastery are five houses: Casa Manila, Casa Blanca, Casa Urdaneta. Los Hidalgos and El […]
Fortification and Military Structures
Fort Santiago Falsabraga de Santa Barbara: Named after St. Barbara, patroness of the artillery corps, probably built ca. 1739. Plataforma de Santa Barbara: Level area to mount artillery, probably part of the oldest section of Fort Santiago. Falsabraga Media Naranja: Called media naranja because its plan is a semi-circle, or picturesquely, half an orange. Medio […]
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