BALUARTE DE SAN DIEGO 

THEN AND NOW
Location: Sta Lucia St.,Intramuros Manila 
Wayback 1900’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*The Baluarte de San Diego is a Bastion in Intramuros, part of the spanish colonial fortification in the walled city of manila 
*Baluarte de San Diego of the fort started from Governor General Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas who integrated as older fort with cortina or curtain walls 
*It built from 1591-1594, it was renovated to join the walls of intramuros by Architect Fr. Antonio Sedeño
*Baluarte de san diego is one of the oldest forts inside intramuros 
*It was a circular fort at the time called Nuestra Señora de Guia (Our lady of Guidance) 
*It was built primarily to defend this area from invasion 
*The Baluarte was breached and fell the british forces in 1762
*It was restored after the occupation only to fall again in 1863 due to earthquake 
*In 1945, it was destroyed once more from the Battle of Manila 
*Latest restoration work of the fort completed in 1992 by Intramuros Administration and the National Museum 
*Today, the fort is transformed into a tourist Spot in Manila