The Real Fuerte de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Royal Fort of Our Lady of the Pillar of Saragossa), also Fort Pilar, is a 17th-century military defense fortress built by the Spanish colonial government in Zamboanga City. The fort, which is now a regional museum of the National Museum of the Philippines, is a major landmark of the city and it symbolize the cultural heritage.
Outside the eastern wall is a Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, the patroness of the city, pontifically crowned on 12 October 1960 via decree dating from 18 September 1960.[2]
^"Fort Pilar Branch" Archived 2011-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. National Museum of the Philippines. Retrieved on 2011-07-18.
^"Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zamboanga - The Powerful Queen of Mindanao". 10 October 2016.
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