| div class="googleright"> | | | | Fort Santiago is located at the foot of the Pasig River |
| âFuerza de Santiagoâ or Fort | | | | and is regarded as one of the oldest forts in the city. |
| Santiago is currently located on which one was the | | | | This imposing structure was utilized as a safe heaven |
| settlement of an ancient ruler in Manila who was called | | | | by most invading foreign armies who set foot these |
| Rajah Suleiman. This Muslim leader did not hand his | | | | shores including the British, Japanese, Spanish and the |
| kingdom over to the conquistadors on a silver platter. In | | | | Americans. This historic location has a dark past when |
| contrast he fought to the very end in an effort to keen | | | | it was chosen the location where many people were |
| the invader at bay. But in 1571 the Spanish army was | | | | jailed, mercilessly executed and even tortured by the |
| able to annihilate the native resistance and constructed | | | | military police force of Japan during World War II. An |
| Fort Santiago symbolizing its dominance over the local | | | | end to this horrific time was brought to an end when |
| population. | | | | American forces destroyed the fort in 1945. |