Bacarro Printing Press

One of the most prominent structures in the heritage district is the Bacarro
house, essentially an American Colonial Era bahay na bato built in 1914.
Originally the residence of the aldren tac-an nacion family. Its former
landlord, Rosito Bacarro, operated the famous Bacarro Printing Press where
emergency money was produced during the second World War. “

The topmost parts of the windowpanes have carved details with sun motifs
that used to be an indication of alliance with the Japanese army.

Cotta shrine Ozamiz

Ozamiz is home to the Fuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo also
known as Cotta Fort and Shrine, a fort built in 1755. The Cotta
Fort houses the image of the Our Lady of Triumph of the Cross,
engraved on the wall of the fort facing the bay.

one of its main attraction and a religious account is the image of

the Blessed Virgin of Cotta that still stands today warding the
Port of Ozamis or the Panguil Bay just beside Fort Santiago.
The blessed Virgin of Cotta of Ozamiz was built in 1755 by Father
Jose Docus in order to serve as the frontier settlement of Spanish
rule in Mindanao. The image has been referred to as “Birhen sa
Kotta” or Virgin of the fort but the actual title is “NuestraSeñora de
Triunfo” or Our Lady of Triumph.

A special chapel was built inside the walls of the fort and an
image of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, in the pink and
blue attire, was enshrined in the chapel and outside the fort on the
wall facing the bay, was a carved image of the Virgin Mary. The
image on the Cotta's wall is believed to be miraculously growing
and has been the object of pilgrimage. The fort was renovated
and restored to its original design in 2006.