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Cuenca ancestral house in Bacoor, Cavite, showing its three historical markers. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Calabarzon (Region IV-A) 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.
Started as an encomienda of Pedro Guillen in 1591. Became the capital of Aklan from 1790 to 1802, Bugasong Filipino January 17, 1992 Calixto O. Zaldivar Hall of Justice Named after Calixto Zaldivar, the first Antiqueño who became a justice to the Supreme Court. San Jose de Buenavista English October 13, 2000 Evelio B. Javier: Antique governor.
Libreria ni Juan Martinez Bookshop of John Martinez First established along Calle Jolo (Juan Luna St.) in 1902. Publisher of works in Tagalog, Ilocano, and Kapampangan. Mayon Filipino December 8, 1960 Manuel L. Quezon [73] Quezon City Hall August 19, 1978 Manuel L. Quezon President of the Commonwealth, Father of the National Language.
Datu Sikatuna (or Catunao) was a Datu or chieftain of Bo-ol in the island of Bohol in the Philippines.He made a blood compact and alliance with the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi on March 25, 1565 at Hinawanan Bay, barangay Hinawanan, Loay. [1]
Gate of Plaza Cuartel, Puerto Princesa City with markers in both Filipino and English. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Mimaropa (Region IV-B) 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.
Illustration of Zamboanga and Fort Pilar, detail from the Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas, 1734. In 1635, upon the requests of the Jesuit missionaries and Bishop Fray Pedro of Cebu, the Spanish governor of the Philippines Juan Cerezo de Salamanca (1633–1635) approved the building of a stone fort in defense against pirates and raiders of the sultans of Mindanao and ...
Fort Santiago (Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago; Filipino: Moóg ng Santiago), built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is located in Intramuros, the walled city of Manila.
Many place names in the country were changed after the islands achieved full sovereignty in 1946, following nearly four centuries of colonial occupation. Motorways named after Spanish and American colonists were subsequently altered to those of Filipino nationalist leaders and figures.