This is a continuation of the post on the Zamboanga Museum. I love history and this second part on the museum shows information on Zamboanga during the Spanish Period. There's a nice map at the last part of this article.
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Write-up on Zamboanga during the Spanish Period.
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A diorama showing Zamboanga City during the Spanish Period shows Fort Pilar on the right. The diorama reminded me of similar ones at the Ayala Museum in Makati City.
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Cannonballs on display
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A replica of a Spanish Era cannon. I think these were typically mounted on walls or galleons rather than used in the field.
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Map of Mindanao circa 1860 showing the large districts - the Zamboanga Peninsula is District I, Northern Mindanao including the Misamis and Bukidnon Provinces are in District II, Surigao and Agusan are in District III, Davao and Sarangani are in District IV, and the Cotabato provinces are in District V.
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More on Zamboanga and history in the next article!
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