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Corregidor
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Corregidor
Corregidor Island
, locally called
Isla ng Corregidor
, is an island located at the entrance of
Manila Bay
in southwestern part of
Luzon Island
in
the Philippines
. Due to this location, Corregidor was
fortified
with several
coastal artillery
and
ammunition
magazine
s to defend the entrance of Manila Bay and the
city of Manila
from attacks by enemy
warships
in the event of war. Located inland, Manila has been the largest city and the most important
seaport
in the Philippines for centuries, from the colonial rule of
Spain
,
Japan
and the
United States
, to the establishment of the
Republic of the Philippines
in 1946.
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