Plaza de Armas (Manila)

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The Plaza de Armas is the only green space in Fort Santiago and is surrounded by plants and the ruins of the fort.

The Plaza de Armas is a public square in the Intramuros district of Manila . It is one of two large squares in Intramuros, the other being the centrally located Plaza de Roma (which throughout its history has itself been referred to as the Plaza de Armas ). It is located north of the Plaza Moriones (not identical to the Plaza Moriones in Tondo ) outside of Fort Santiago, which was used as a military roll call ground before the devastating earthquake of 1863. Because the square in Intramuros is outside the walls of the old fortress, the two squares are often confused.

Historical traces indicate that the wooden palisades of the palace of Rajah Sulayman were located here, where the Fuerza de Santiago was built. Miguel López de Legazpi had chosen it as the location of the smaller of the two open spaces in Intramuros; the other was the larger Plaza Mayor (today's Plaza de Roma). Military barracks and shophouses circled the square. Traces of its ruins are still there.

Today the square is an open green space surrounded by trees. On the western side of the square is the shrine, which was established in honor of José Rizal on the spot where he was imprisoned before his execution in 1896, when the building was still used as a barracks. In the middle of the square is a statue of Rizal. To the north is a cross that was erected in memory of the victims in World War II . It rises above a mass grave filled by the Imperial Japanese Army . On the east side is the Rajah Sulayman Theater, used by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA).

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Coordinates: 14 ° 35 ′ 40.2 ″  N , 120 ° 58 ′ 12.4 ″  E