Fort San Pedro
Fort San Pedro is a military defense structure in Cebu, Philippines, built by the Spanish under the command of Miguel López de Legazpi, first governor of the Captaincy General of the Philippines.
It is located in the area now called Plaza Independencia, in the pier area of the city. The original fort was made of wood and built after the arrival of Legazpi and his expedition. In the early 17th century a stone fort was built to repel Muslim raiders. Today's structure dates from 1738 and is the oldest triangular bastion fort in the country. It served as the nucleus of the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. During the Philippine Revolution at the end of the 19th century, it was attacked and taken by Filipino revolutionaries, who used it as a stronghold.
Getting around Fort San Pedro the local way
- Get inThere are also buses from major cities not on Cebu Island, including Quezon City in Metro Manila, Dumaguete, Iloilo, and Bacolod; they ride ferries for parts of their routes.
- Get inOther resort areas within Cebu Province, such as Malapascua and Bantayan, require a ferry.
- Get inThe Natalio Bacalso Avenue (N8 - South National Highway) runs from Santander (ferry connection from Dumaguete, Negros Oriental and from Siquijor) in the south to Carcar then continues as the Cebu South Road to Cebu city.
- Get inToledo has a ferry connection from San Carlos (Negros Occidental).
- Get aroundThere are taxi, jeepney and bus services anywhere in the region.
- Get aroundFor trips to the more distant suburbs taxis are somewhat expensive even by international standards; most locals and many visitors use buses or jeepneys instead.
- Get aroundV-Hire minibuses – vans that seat about a dozen passengers – run between stations next to major malls in the various cities; these are often the best way of getting between those towns, more comfortable than jeepneys and cheaper than taxis.
- Get aroundJeepneys are a cheap and convenient, though often not very comfortable, way to get around within each city.
From Wikivoyage: Metro Cebu, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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