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Binondo (Chinese: 岷倫洛; pinyin: Mínlúnluò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bîn-lûn-lo̍h) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. [2] Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo , Santa Cruz , San Nicolas and Tondo .
Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz or Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz (traditional Chinese: 花園口廣場; simplified Chinese: 花园口广场; pinyin: Huāyuánkǒu Guǎngchǎng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoe-hn̂g-kháu Kóng-tiûⁿ; lit. 'at the foot/mouth of the garden') [1] is a major public square in Binondo, Manila, bounded by Quintin Paredes Street (formerly Calle Rosario) to the east and Juan Luna Street (formerly ...
Binondo, Santa Cruz and Quiapo, Manila: Marcelo de Azcárraga Palmero (1832–1915) 13th prime minister of Spain (1897–1900) and the only Spanish prime minister of Filipino descent. The street was later renamed to Recto Avenue in 1961, after Filipino senator and nationalist Claro Mayo Recto (1890–1960). [5] Paseo de Benavides Binondo and ...
The Mariano Uy Chaco Building, said to be Manila's first skyscraper, is the area's most notable building. Owing to its status as a financial center in its heyday, a number of notable buildings and structures have been built in and around the vicinity of Plaza de Cervantes, including some of Manila's tallest buildings at the time.
The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, also as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish and commonly known as Binondo Church, is located in the district of Binondo, Manila fronting Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila.
Serving as the gateway to Manila's Chinatown of Binondo, the plaza is located at the foot of Jones Bridge at the west end of Escolta Street. [1] It was named after a Franciscan friar, Fr. Fernando de Moraga and it is by the opinion of many, that were it not for him, the history of the Philippines would turn out differently from what it is now. [2]
The original location is now called Liwasang Bonifacio (formerly Plaza Lawton). The second-to-last Parián was octagonal in shape, and also located beside the Pasig River . [ 4 ] The Chinese community was later moved to other districts of Manila north of the Pasig river including Binondo , San Nicolas , Santa Cruz , and Tondo , which these ...
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