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Marikina Science High School (MSHS), is the first city public science high school in Marikina with a science and robotics laboratory built in 2024. [89] Marikina Catholic School is a private sectarian institution and it is considered as the city's center of Catholic educational institution located in Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish complex.
Marikina Cityhood Park – An open public park and signature landmark of Marikina located at the corner Shoe Avenue and Sumulong Highway. Unveiled in 2005, it features a fountain as its centerpiece and framed by a Spanish inspired facade, upon which 12 carillons are set.
In 1890, Domingo Zamora, whose elder brother Felipe Zamora was one of Rizal's co-propagandists in Madrid, Spain, constructed a military headquarters and garrison in guise of a residential house. Zamora is also a founder of the Iglesia Pilipina Independiente whose origin traces back from the struggle of the Filipino clergy against racial ...
Spanish rendering of the old Tagalog name binundok, meaning mountainous or hilly. Buli: Muntinlupa: Named for the buri palm. Bungad: Quezon City: Filipino word for "front." Calumpang: Marikina: Spanish rendering of "kalumpang", a type of tropical chestnuts. Camp Aguinaldo: Quezon City: Emilio Aguinaldo, first president of the Philippines Camp ...
Virgen de los Desamparados de Marikina. On October 23, 1791, the church was consecrated by the Archdiocese of Manila for the Virgin's said title so that it could not be used for any secular purpose. In 1898, during the Philippine–American War, the first image was burnt along with pertinent records of the devotion in Marikina. In 1902, a new ...
Félix Ignacio Juan Nicolás Antonio José Joaquín Buenaventura Berenguer de Marquina y FitzGerald, KOS (November 20, 1733 – October 30, 1826) was a Spanish naval officer, colonial official and, from April 30, 1800 to January 4, 1803, viceroy of New Spain. His wife was María de Ansoátegui y Barrol from Spain.
Barangka is named after the Spanish canyon, barranca. It is located along the western border of Marikina, is bordered on the west by Loyola Heights in Quezon City; to the south City; to the south by barangays Industrial Valley and Calumpang; to the east by Tañong; and the north by Loyola Grand Villas.
Spanish art, architecture, cuisine, and music have been shaped by successive waves of foreign invaders, as well as by the country's Mediterranean climate and geography. The centuries-long colonial era globalised Spanish language and culture, with Spain also absorbing the cultural and commercial products of its diverse empire.