Napindan Lighthouse
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Location | Taguig, Rizal, Philippines |
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Coordinates | 14°31′14″N 121°06′57.8″E / 14.52056°N 121.116056°E |
The Napindan Lighthouse (Filipino: Parola ng Napindan) was a lighthouse in
Background
The Napindan Lighthouse (Parola ng Napindan) is a named used by historians to refer to a former lighthouse situated at the mouth of Napindan Channel, a vantage point of the Pasig River and Laguna de Bay. The site of the former lighthouse is in present-day Barangay Napindan in Taguig. There is no known extant photograph of the lighthouse.[1]
Philippine Revolution
According to local historians of both the cities of
At the lighthouse, Katipunan members were briefed by
Philippine-American War and destruction
During the Philippine–American War, the Katipunan used the site again as a command center. During the Battle of Taguig, the lighthouse was destroyed on March 19, 1899 by an American ship, the USS Laguna de Bay.[1]
Replacement
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Parola-napindan.jpg/220px-Parola-napindan.jpg)
A small concrete structure with a solar-power beacon was built by the Philippine Coast Guard to aid marine vessels entering the Pasig River from Laguna de Bay and vice versa.[1]