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The area where the Bataan Death March ended was proclaimed as "Capas National Shrine" by President Corazon Aquino on 7 December 1991. [1] The shrine encompasses 54 hectares (130 acres) of parkland, 35 hectares (86 acres) of which have been planted with trees each representing the dead, at the location of the former concentration camp.
In Capas, Tarlac, there is the Capas National Shrine built in the grounds surrounding Camp O'Donnell. There is also a shrine in Bataan on Mount Samat named Dambana ng Kagitingan ("Shrine of Valour") commemorating the battle and the march. The shrine has a colonnade that houses an altar, esplanade, and a museum.
Capas National Shrine in Capas, Tarlac. The Philippines being one of the major theaters of World War II, has commissioned a number of monuments, cemeteries memorials, preserved relics, and established private and public museums, as well as National Shrines, to commemorate battles and events during the invasion, occupation, and liberation of the country.
Disabled Filipino World War II veteran and death march survivor Manuel Abrazado, 80, (L) and his comrade Emilio Aquino, 86, (R) look at the names of their comrades at the Capas National Shrine in ...
The total distance of the march from Mariveles to San Fernando and from Capas to Camp O'Donnell is variously reported by differing sources as between 60 and 69.6 miles (96.6 and 112.0 km). [ 10 ] [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The Death March was later judged by an Allied military commission to be a Japanese war crime .
Capas is known in history as the site of the infamous death march concentration camp during World War II. Of the etymology of Capas, old folks believed it derived its name from a wild vine "Capas-capas" or it originated from a tree called Capas in the Aetas dialect, Bulak in Pampango or Capaz in Ilocano. The town has built the Capas National ...
The epitaphs have all the names of the 41st Division veterans, KIA, and MIA. Capas National Shrine which was the former location of the POW Camp in Camp O'Donnell; 41st Division Marker at the Pacific War Memorial on Corregidor Island; 41st Division Marker at the WW2 Memorial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
Pages in category "World War II memorials in the Philippines" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Capas National Shrine; F.