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San Juan del Monte may refer to: San Juan, Metro Manila, formerly as San Juan del Monte, a city in the Philippines Battle of San Juan del Monte, 1896; San Juan del Monte, Province of Burgos, a municipality and town located in Castile and León, Spain
San Juan del Monte is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain This page was last edited on 23 August 2024, at 02:03 (UTC). ...
The Battle of San Juan del Monte, also referred to as Battle of Pinaglabanan, took place on August 30, 1896. It is considered as the first major battle of the Philippine Revolution , which sought Philippine independence from Spain .
Battle of San Juan del Monte, an 1896 attack on a Spanish magazine in San Juan del Monte, Manila, Philippines First Battle of San Juan (1898) or Bombardment of San Juan, a naval bombardment initiated by an American fleet against the Spanish fortifications of San Juan, Puerto Rico
"San Juan" is a contraction of the city's traditional name of "San Juan del Monte" (lit. ' Saint John of the Mountain '). As with numerous other places in the Philippines, the name combines a patron saint and a toponym; in this case Saint John the Baptist with the locale's hilly terrain and relatively higher elevation compared to surrounding areas.
U.S. battery in action at the Bridge of San Juan del Monte, 1899 The Bridge of San Juan del Monte in 1899. Aguinaldo was away in Malolos when the conflict started on the 4th. That same night, a Filipino captain in Manila wired him in Malolos, stating that the Americans had started the hostilities.
On August 30, 1896, the Battle of San Juan del Monte between Filipino and Spanish troops occurred on the tract of land fronting the newly built church. The battle, which was one of the first in the Philippine Revolution, is commemorated annually at the shrine and park that stands today at the site.
Santuario del Santo Cristo Parish, also known as the Church of San Juan del Monte, is a church and convento in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila. The church was built in 1602–1604 by the Dominicans on land that was donated to the order.