Answer:
In addition to being used as the main entrance and exit to the naval station, the gate was also used as a jail during both the Spanish and the American occupation. On November 26, 2013, the Spanish Gate was declared a historical landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP).
Explanation:
A high wall of locally-quarried stone connected it to the south gate that faced the waterfront. In addition to being used as the main entrance and exit to the naval station, the gate was also used as a jail and a cemetery during both the Spanish and the American occupations.
