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Pagsanjan Arch also known as Puerto Real or Arco Real is a historic town gate of Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippines built from 1878 to 1880 under the supervision of Fray Cipriano Bac. The arch was built by the people of Pagsanjan to express gratitude to their patroness, the Our Lady of Guadalupe , from protecting the town from bandits in 1877.
Pagsanjan (pronounced PAG-sang-han), officially the Municipality of Pagsanjan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Pagsanjan), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,327 people. [3] Pagsanjan is the tourist capital of Laguna and is the home of the Bangkero Festival held every March.
The origin of most early festivals, locally known as "fiestas", are rooted in Christianity, dating back to the Spanish colonial period when the many communities (such as barrios and towns) of the predominantly Catholic Philippines almost always had a patron saint assigned to each of them.
The facade of Pagsanjan church is a three-level early Renaissance styled facade with a semicircular arched main entrance, choir loft window and a three-story bell tower. [1] A side chapel near the altar houses an image of San Juan Diego , a replica of the tilma of the Our Lady of Guadalupe and a stone relic from Tepeyac Hill , Mexico City in ...
The Pagsanjan Gorge National Park is a national park and tourist zone located in the province of Laguna in the Philippines, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Manila. It protects an area of 152.64 hectares (377.2 acres) around a series of gorges on the Bumbungan River which leads to Pagsanjan Falls .
Spanish colonial era brick arch bridge: 2016 [62] Arch of Pagsanjan Stone Arch of Pagsanjan Pagsanjan, Laguna: 1878: Arch was built by the locals to express gratitude to the Our Lady of Guadalupe, from protecting the town from bandits: 2016 [63] 2012-06-23-Cultural Center of the Philippines-Evening
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Lumban holds the Burdang Lumban Festival, an annual festival celebrating the local traditional of hand embroidery, the third week of September. The festival was created as a way to promote tourism to the municipality. Lumban has been known for its barong Tagalog, wedding gowns and embroidery.