Question

What is the emphasis of spanish gate

Answer 1

Answer:

being used as the main entrance and exit to the naval station, the gate was also used as a jail during both the Spanish and the American occupation. On November 26, 2013, the Spanish Gate was declared a historical landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

Answer 2

Emphasis of Spanish gate:

• The Spanish gate is located in Philippines at the corner of Dewey Avenue and Samson Road in the City of Olongapo, Zambales province.
• It was built after King Alfonso XII of Spain in 1885.
• A royal decree declaring Subic Bay as a naval port was issued in 1884 to build the Spanish gate.
• The gate served as the main entrance and exit to the naval station as it is the West Gate of the arsenal.
• The gate faced the Spanish-era settlement of Olongapo.
• During the Spanish and American occupation,the gate was used as a jaiBayl and a cemetery.
• Spanish Gate was declared a historical landmark and marked Naval Station of Subic Bay.
• It was connected to the South gate by a high wall of locally-quarried stone.
• The South gate faced the waterfront.

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