In Spanish Days – The Arsenal at Cavite, P. I.

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original photograph postcard of Cavite Arsenal. EXTREMELY RARE

The Arsenal at Cavite, also known as “Fort San Felipe”, the Spanish Arsenal, was a naval shipyard in Cavite, Philippines.
On January 20, 1872, the Cavite Arsenal workers staged a revolt, which led to the arrest and execution of many prominent Filipinos. In the aftermath of the Cavite Mutiny, the priests Mariano Gómez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora (known as Gomburza) were publicly executed on February 17, 1872, at Bagumbayan, as the alleged leaders of the Cavite conspiracy.
At present, the name Fort San Felipe also refers to the area of the present Cavite City where the first historic port town Cavite (also known as Cavite Nuevo then Cavite Puerto) and the Cavite Arsenal (now Naval Base Cavite) were located. It is now part of the San Roque district of Cavite City.