Fort Cuyo
Fort Cuyo is a stone citadel on Cuyo Island built in 1680 by the Recollect Augustinians, after Muslim raiders had looted the town in 1636. Its walls, about 10 metres high and 2 metres thick, enclose roughly one hectare in a square plan with four corner bastions.
Inside the walls stands Saint Augustine Church, built in 1622 and generally regarded as the oldest church in Palawan, along with a belfry and watchtowers that once stood lookout over the surrounding sea.
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared the fort a historical landmark in 1939, and it remains the centerpiece of Cuyo town today, still used as the parish church and a gathering point for the town's fiesta.
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- Coordinates 10°51'19.76"N 121°0'29.20"E; built 1680 by Recollect Augustinians after 1636 Muslim raids; square plan with four bastions, walls 10 m high and 2 m thick, one hectare in area; Saint Augustine Church inside the fort built 1622, the oldest church in Palawan; declared a historical landmark in 1939Fort Cuyo