Corregidor
Also known as Corregidor Island
Corregidor (, , , ) is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Philippines, and is considered part of Cavite City and thus the province of Cavite. It is located west of Manila, the nation's capital city and one of its most important seaports for centuries since the Spanish colonial period. Due to its strategic location, Corregidor has historically been fortified with coastal artillery batteries to defend the entrance of Manila Bay and Manila itself from attacks by enemy warships.
Key facts
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- Philippines#Luzon mainland
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- Location in the Philippines##Location in Luzon
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- yes
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- Manila Bay
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- Philippine Islands
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- 5.49
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- 6.5
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- 2.0
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- Topside, a plateau
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- 589
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- Philippines
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- Region
Article
30 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Topside
- Middleside
- Bottomside
- Tailside
- Geology
- History
- Spanish colonial era
- Spanish–American War
- American colonial period
- Infrastructure
- Water supply
- World War II
- Jabidah massacre
- Fortifications
- Battery Monja
- Battery Way
- Battery Geary
- Corregidor today
- Pacific War Memorial
- Malinta Tunnel
- Filipino Heroes Memorial
- Japanese Garden of Peace
- Corregidor lighthouse
- Texas A&M University monument
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Corregidor (, , , ) is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Philippines, and is considered part of Cavite City and thus the province of Cavite. It is located west of Manila, the nation's capital city and one of its most important seaports for centuries since the Spanish colonial period. Due to its strategic location, Corregidor has historically been fortified with coastal artillery batteries to defend the entrance of Manila Bay and Manila itself from attacks by enemy warships.
Corregidor (Fort Mills) is the largest of the islands that formed the harbor defenses of Manila Bay, together with El Fraile Island (Fort Drum), Caballo Island (Fort Hughes), and Carabao Island (Fort Frank), which were all fortified during the American colonial period. The island was also the site of a small military airfield, as part of the defense.
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