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Lopez Jaena Day is a public holiday to celebrate the birth of Philippine national hero Graciano López Jaena. It was declared a holiday by the Philippine National Government only for Iloilo Province and Iloilo City .
Graciano López y Jaena (December 18, 1856 – January 20, 1896), commonly known as Graciano López Jaena (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈlopes ˈhaɪna]), was a Filipino journalist, orator, reformist, and national hero who is well known for his newspaper, La Solidaridad (December 13,1888.
López Jaena Day: Araw ni Lopez Jaena: This regular holiday in Iloilo province and Iloilo City only. [71] Honors Graciano López Jaena and his contributions to the Propaganda Movement of the 1880s. December 20 Feast Day of Santa Lucia: Kapistahan ni Santa Lucia: This day commemorates Saint Lucy, the patron saint of the town of Santa Lucia ...
The Plaza Jaro which is now called the Graciano Lopez Jaena Park, the Plaza Jaro is the center of activity in the district and is surrounded by the Jaro Cathedral, the Campanario de Jaro (Jaro Belfry), several old mansions, the Jaro Evangelical Church, the former Jaro City Hall and the Palacio Arzobispal (Archbishop's Palace).
Antonio Ledesma Jayme (1854–1937) – lawyer, revolutionary, provincial governor and assemblyman. Born in Jaro, Iloilo City, lived in Bacolod.; Graciano López Jaena (1856–1896) – journalist, orator, and revolutionary from Iloilo, well known for his written works in La Solidaridad and the satirical story Fray Botod.
Adriano Hernandez – leader of the "Cry of Lincud", the first armed uprising for independence in the province of Iloilo; Graciano Lopez Jaena – revolutionary hero, writer, editor, orator, and journalist, founder of La Solidaridad; Aniceto Lacson – led the Negros Revolution; Teresa Magbanua – the Joan of Arc of the Visayas
Eusebio Villanueva Building and Iloilo commercial heritage district marker.. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Western Visayas (Region VI) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
Antonio L. Jayme was born on July 24, 1854, in what is now the district of Jaro, Iloilo City. He was the eldest of seven children of Aguedo Gamboa Jayme and the former Sabina Lopez Ledesma. [2] Jayme's family migrated to Silay City, Negros Occidental when he was still young.