History of Baybay Triunfo, Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines
Baybay Triunfo were famous from historical cites which namely the Fort Santiago and its Blessed Virgin Mary Shrine. These two have been the historical landmarks of the place located near the Port of Ozamiz City. FORT SANTIAGO: THE COTTA OF MISAMIS Easily the first to attract passengers of incoming vessels to the Ozamiz City Port from a distance of about more than a mile away during daytime is the Misamis, Cotta, also called earlier as the Triunfo, a stone fort built along the shores of Panguil Bay more than two centuries ago. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The Cotta or Fort, which has been used uninterruptedly as a military stronghold ever since it was built in the 1750’s until now, is situated southeast of Ozamiz City (formerly the town of Misamis), a strategically located community at the mouth of Panguil Bay. Th...