Cabra Spanish LighthouseCabra Spanish Lighthouse is a Registered Property, Municipality of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro located at Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Region IV-B.
The Cabra Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse built on Cabra Island, the westernmost island of the Lubang group of islands in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. International vessels entering the Philippines from South China Sea were welcomed by the Cabra Light and directed either towards Manila Bay or the center of the archipelago through Verde Island Passage, one of busiest sea routes of the Philippines.
The lighthouse of Cabra was first completed during Spain's revitalized program of lighthouse construction in the Philippines. Construction was started on May 3, 1885, and it was first lit on March 1, 1889. It was also the first of the five first-order lighthouses built by the Spaniards in the latter part of their colonization of the archipelago.
The original light, visible for 25 nautical miles (29 mi; 46 km), was shown from a 67-foot (20 m) high square tower on the west angle of the station. It is visible around the entire horizon except where obscured by Lubang and Ambil Islands.