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The Gates of Intramuros (Filipino Pinto ng Intramuros, Daanan ng Intramuros or Tarangkahan ng Intramuros, Spanish; Puerta de Intramuros or Puertas de Intramuros) refers to the old original gates of the Walled City of Intramuros in Manila, built during the Spanish Colonial Era in the Republic of the Philippines. The gates are called either in the original Spanish word for "gate", Puerta (plural: Puertas), or English, Gate.
This gate was built in 1662 as the Governor-General's gate when the first Governor's palace was still located in Fort Santiago. It was destroyed during an earthquake and was never rebuilt.
The gate which lead to the palaces of Governor-General and Archbishop of Manila was built in 1662. The original gate was located several meters to the left. It was enovated in 1782. The national hero of the Philippines Jose Rizal passed through this gate from Fort Santiago to his execution at Bagumbayan field on December 30, 1896. It was damaged during the Battle of Manila in 1945 and restored in 1968.