November 21, 2009
The castle and the lion
The abbreviated Spanish coat of arms above the main entrance of Fort Santiago, built in the late 16th century soon after the conquest of the islands. The major elements are the Pillars of Hercules, the Spanish royal crown, the lion rampant of the Kingdom of León and the tower of the Kingdom of Castile. Philip II was the king of Spain at the time, which is why the islands were called Las Islas Filipinas.
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It's really beautiful.They also like to represent important families with lions in their coat of arms.
Beautiful shot!
Léia
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hilda! wow, beautiful, beautiful pics! and great blog! :)
So elegant!
Even though I knew the Spanish conquered your islands, I had no idea the Philippines were named for Philip II. Duh! It seems so obvious now that I see it on your blog.
Thanks for the ahha moment. :)
Great detail! Good luck with your work during this busy 150th anniversary!
What a beautiful piece of architectural detail. It must be amazing to live someplace with such a long history (one that leaves artifacts).
You know, I had no idea that's where the name Philipines comes from. Seems so obvious now that you've told us. Thanks for the geography lesson and the great photo, Hilda.
I like it! And thanks for the history! I never knew how the Philippines got their name.
What a great achitecture place. Wonder what the rest of Fort Santiago look like.
Thanks not only for a great picture but for some interesting history.
This looks like a herritage building.
i am re-learning Phillipine history here, thank you for the infotext and the photo.
have a great weekend, Hilda! :)
That lion rampant sure has a big tongue!
Thanks for the history. Duh, I never thought about where the country's name came from.
Very good photo the shield is so clear and the detail! Lions seem to be very popular with many countries.
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Your camera takes extraordinary photos, Hilda. It is so perfectly clear, I can see every detail. Well done.
Our country has a great history and works of art, influenced by their conquest.
Very detailed shot of the coat of arms!
Nice coat of arms. Great details.
What a beautiful coat. Such detail.
Great! I really like all the stuff related to coat of arms. I didn't know that the columns represented the Pillars of Hercules.
Wonderful detail and very interesting information.
An interesting of the Philippines colonial past. I wonder why the lions have such snake-like tongues
It seems like most European countries have lions on their coast or arms.
I guess there were two. The king and queen. Two castles and two lions rampart. Nice photo.
The people are out in the photo, but most people cannot see them. The time when they were out was sad and they were killed. Thought you should know.
I like it. I would have thought this was taken in Europe. So old and historical.
Beautiful capture. It looks tack sharp.
What a lovely photo. As you've probably noticed on Glasgow DP, our coat of arms is all over the place!
Jackie
Manila is such a beautiful city! Wish to travel there in the near future! And thanks for the wonderful photos on Manila too! Shall we exchange link?
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the beautiful emblem in fort santiago but im not sure if it's still the original.
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