2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
STUDY ON THE SPANISH FORTIFIED CITY SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES
| Project/Area Number |
18K04541
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 23040:Architectural history and design-related
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| Research Institution | The University of Shiga Prefecture |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | Philipine Islands / Spanish colonial City / Fortifications |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The main aim of this research is the study on the Formation and Transformation of the Spanish Colonial Fortification City System in Philippine Islands. This research is focus on the study on the Geographical Location, Urban Spaces and Architecture of the Colonial Fortified Cities created during more than three centuries during Spanish colonial period (1521 to 1898) over the coasts of the archipelago of Philippines, with the purpose to protect against attacks from abroad. The formation of this fortified cities will be clarified by the studies of historical documents and maps from Archives of Philippines and Spain. The transformation study is based on the field survey of its current Urban Spaces and
Architecture. Clarifying the fortification city system in the Philippines, this research seeks to contribute and expand knowledge of the past and heritage of these cities.
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| Free Research Field |
建築史および意匠関連
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
the Spanish colonial urbanization process in the Philippines was carried on through a model of religious-fortified city as part of a system of coastal defense, which has not yet been studied and is the main object of this investigation.
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