Cape Engaño Lighthouse

Cape Engaño Lighthouse
	Philippines
Location	Palaui Island; Santa Ana; Cagayan; Philippines
Coordinates	18°34′47.51″N 122°8′15.68″E
Year first constructed	1892
Construction	Stone
Tower shape	Octagonal tower with balcony and lantern removed, in the middle of an enclosed court
Markings / pattern	Light gray tower
Tower height	14.5 metres (48 ft)
Focal height	100 metres (330 ft)
Original lens	first-order catadioptric lens
Current lens	n/a
Light source	Solar power
Range	27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.[1]
Fog signal	none
Admiralty number	F2732
NGA number	14020
ARLHS number	PHI-013[2][3]
Heritage	Important Cultural Property

Cape Engaño Lighthouse, also known as Faro de Cabo Engaño, (Filipino: Parola ng Tangos Engaño) is a historic lighthouse located at the Palaui Island in the town of Santa Ana, the province of Cagayan, Philippines. Located at the northernmost part of Luzon Island and situated atop the summit of a hill, 92 meters above sea level, the lighthouse provides a 360-degree view of Babuyan Island and the Dos Hermanas Island (Two Sisters) on the North, Pacific Ocean on the West and Engaño cove on the East.

Cape Engaño Lighthouse is now under the supervision of the Department of Transportation and Communications through the Philippine Coast Guards' lighthouse division.[4]

History

The lighthouse in 1903

Faro de Cabo Engaño is one of the four lighthouses built during the Spanish Colonial period, which served as gateway lighthouse for incoming ships. The construction started on 21 September 1888 and finished on 31 December 1892, wherein most of the labourers are Filipinos.

The Miranda family

The Cape Engaño Lighthouse was for generations the home of the Jamorabons. They also worked as lighthouse keepers, notably Gregorio Jamorabon, the longest-servicing keeper. The complex used to shelter seven crew members tasked to maintain the lighthouse. At that time, according to Teresa Jamorabon, late wife of Gregorio Jamorabon, the lighthouse was the only place where residents enjoyed electricity.

Teresa Jamorabon described how well the government took care of the lighthouse keepers and the station. Their rations of rice, beans, noodles, cooking oil and kerosene arrived every month and were shared equally among the workers, regardless of rank.

According to the Jamorabons, the name of the lighthouse was given by Spaniard seafarers when they first set foot on the cape and were so stunned by its natural beauty that they named it "Engaño".[5]

Structure

It was initially designed by Engineer Magin Pers y Pers, who also designed Cape Bojeador and Capones Island, and further design was by Guillermo Brockman.

The lighthouse complex is composed of the housing pavilion that served as an office and workers quarter, the service buildings, that served as kitchen and storage, and the 11-meter octagonal tower that houses the crown and the copper lantern (but was now a solar-based lighting mechanism) that is visible in all angles of the lighthouse. This was all built using local materials, masonry and hardwood.[6]

The lighthouse in 2011
The historical marker at the base of Cape Engaño Lighthouse

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References

Coast Guard District North Eastern Luzon
"Cabo Engaño/Cagayan Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved on 2010-06-27.
Lighthouses of the Northern Philippines The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 12, 2016
"Faro de Cabo Engaño". ICOMOS. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
"Faro de Cabo Engaño". ICOMOS. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
"Faro de Cabo Engano". Filipino Heritage Festivals. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

External links

Cape Engaño Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
Maritime Safety Services Command
Light Stations of Northern Luzon at the Philippine Coast Guard Website.

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[1] Coast Guard District North Eastern Luzon

[2] "Cabo Engaño/Cagayan Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved on 2010-06-27.

[3] Lighthouses of the Northern Philippines The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 12, 2016

[4] "Faro de Cabo Engaño". ICOMOS. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

[5] "Faro de Cabo Engaño". ICOMOS. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

[6] "Faro de Cabo Engano". Filipino Heritage Festivals. Retrieved 2 May 2014.