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Southeast Asia, Central Visayas

Cebu

Fort San Pedro and Plaza Independencia seafront

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Legazpi's 1565 landing point; stone fort of 1738 once stood on the shoreline, now behind reclaimed port land

Spanish-era artifacts unearthed beside Plaza Independencia during the 2008 SRP tunnel dig; ground is closed to private digging

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Busy port district traffic
fort structure damaged in 2025 Cebu earthquake

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