The 14 Spanish Blockhouses that surround Manila.
To the right of Blockhouse No. 7, at the top, is the San Juan Bridge.
(Map provided by Historic San Mateo, from the Spanish Archives)


Blockhouse No. 1, captured by the Americans on February 5, 1899
(Our Boys in the Philippines)


Firing on Filipino forces from Block House No. 13, Manila
(U.S. Library of Congress)