Fort San Pedro, down Gen. Hughes highway, was built by the Spaniards in the early 1600’s and was attacked by the Dutch, British, American, Japanese troops. The fort no longer exists, what remains are a few large stones facing the sea which were once part of a bastion of the quadrilateral fort. It was built in 1616 to guard the island against the Dutch and other invaders the place. The fort was already in disrepair in the turn of the 20th century. It deteriorated further due to neglect, and was totally damaged during World War II. Whatever remained was torn down to make way for a park. A lighthouse and the image of the Christ marks the spot where the fort stood.The Fort, these days, has become no more than a promenade area for both young and old, much like Manila’s Roxas boulevard. Across from it lay quietly the Guimaras islands, purported to be the island of the sweetest mangoes in the whole of the country.
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