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Relatively unknown to many, Manila has another fort, aside from the well-known Fort Santiago, located south of Intramuros and this one is not easy to visit as it is located within the confines of the high-security Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex – the 1.2-hectare, trapezoid-shaped and equally historic but hidden Fort San Antonio Abad.
On March 26, 1764, upon the end of the British occupation of Manila, the fort was returned to Spanish control and rebuilt, again becoming a gunpowder storage facility. On August 13, 1898, after bombardment by U.S. warships during the sham Battle of Manila, the fort was captured and the first American flag hoisted by the First Battalion of the First Colorado Volunteer Regiment under the command of Lt.-Col. Henry Bayard McCoy.
During World War II, Fort San Antonio Abad was seized by occupying Japanese troops and it was used as a bunker, with a cannon installed. During the Liberation of Manila, the fort suffered considerable damage. After World War II, the very young Offshore Patrol, with the Manila Naval Station as its main support unit, set up its headquarters at the fort. They vacated the place in 1965.
In 2018, together with Intramuros , the fort was named a National Cultural Treasure , for their architectural, historical, scientific and archaeological significance, by the National Museum of the Philippines. Both forts were essential parts of the defense of Spanish Colonial Manila and scientifically important in terms of military and structural engineering. The NCT marker is now installed there and in Plaza Roma in Intramuros.
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