FORT SANTIAGO
Built in 1571 for Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, Fort Santiago or Fuerza de Santiago is the oldest Spanish fortress in the Philippines and one of the major attractions inside Intramuros in Manila. These days, among the Fort’s most well-preserved destinations are the Japanese-era M4 Sherman container, WWII artillery and subterranean channels used by the Japanese, the former Spanish dungeon of Plaza de Armas, and Rizal Shrine which was the prison cell of the Philippines’ national hero Dr. Jose Rizal. The final footsteps of Rizal before he was executed are signified on the fort’s floor. A museum is also present depicting the brave life and last poetry (Mi Ultimo Adios) of Rizal.