Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 13, 1637
Spanish Gov. Gen. Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera, left Fuerza de San Jose (Fort San Jose) in Zamboanga to attack Sultan Mohammad Dipatuan Kudarat.
Built in 1635, the fort was a garrison where sea offensives were launched against Moro pirates. (In 1718, it was rebuilt and renamed Fort Pilar or Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza).
Corcuera landed in Rio de Grande de Mindanao and defeated the forces of Kudarat in Lamitan, killing Moro fighters and capturing many cannons.
Kudarat was able to escape with his wife and baby.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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