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In 1974, the Pinaglabanan Shrine was unveiled in San Juan, along Pinaglabanan Street. "Pinaglabanan" is a Tagalog word for "fought over". The present-day San Juan Elementary School stands on the former grounds of the ruined El Polvorín. [12] In 2006, a museum for the Katipunan was opened by the San Juan city government located by the shrine. [13]
San Juan del Monte may refer to: San Juan, Metro Manila, formerly as San Juan del Monte, a city in the Philippines Battle of San Juan del Monte, 1896; San Juan del Monte, Province of Burgos, a municipality and town located in Castile and León, Spain
Museo El Deposito (transl. El Deposito Museum) is a history museum in the city of San Juan in Metro Manila, Philippines, which features the Carriedo water system, including the El Deposito underwater reservoir. The museum is situated within the grounds of the Pinaglabanan Shrine. [1] It opened on February 20, 2019. [2]
Pinaglabanan Shrine was built in 1976 to commemorate the 1896 Battle of Pinaglabanan in the city, then known as the town of San Juan del Monte. [2] The battle was part of a campaign by Katipunan revolutionaries, led by Andrés Bonifacio, who intended to seize El Deposito, an underground reservoir supplying water to Intramuros, and El Polvorín (the gunpowder depot).
On August 30, 1896, the Battle of San Juan del Monte between Filipino and Spanish troops occurred on the tract of land fronting the newly built church. The battle, which was one of the first in the Philippine Revolution, is commemorated annually at the shrine and park that stands today at the site.
Santuario del Santo Cristo Parish, also known as the Church of San Juan del Monte, is a church and convento in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila. The church was built in 1602–1604 by the Dominicans on land that was donated to the order.
San Francisco del Monte Church: Quezon City: 69 San Pedro Bautista Street, Damayan PH-00-0227 Social Security System: Quezon City: East Avenue, Pinyahan: PH-00-0228 St. Luke's Medical Center: Quezon City: E. Rodriguez Avenue, Kalusugan PH-00-0229 University of the Philippines Diliman: Quezon City: U.P. Campus PH-00-0230 Club Filipino: San Juan
It was built by the Spanish authorities in 1882 [1] with a capacity of 15 million gallons to provide the residents of Manila and its surrounding areas with adequate water supply. [2] The reservoir was historically known as the site where the onset of the Philippine Revolution through the Battle of San Juan del Monte took place in 1896. [1]