Malolos Historic Town Center

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Malolos Historic Center and Heritage Town
Native name
Tagalog: Makasaysayang Kabayanan at Pamana ng Bayan ng Malolos
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The Calle Santo Nino one of the streets of Camestisuhan District at the heart of the declared Historic Town Center of Malolos
TypeHeritage Zone
LocationMalolos Downtown City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines 3000
Coordinates 14°50′40.2″N120°48′40.6″E / 14.844500°N 120.811278°E / 14.844500; 120.811278
Built1580, 1750, 1800, 1840, 1900, 1930, 1940
Architectvarious
Architectural style(s)Spanish, American, Post-war
Governing body City Government of Malolos and National Historical Commission of the Philippines
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Location of Malolos Historic Center and Heritage Town in Philippines

The Malolos Historic Town Center is a historic district located in downtown (or the old town center of the capital town of) Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines, commonly called the Camestisuhan or Pariancillo District of Malolos. It was declared as such for its collection of Spanish and American-era houses and government structures, and for being the birthplace of the First Philippine Republic and the Malolos Constitution as well as having been the capital of the Philippines from 1898 to 1900. The National Historical Institute (now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines) declared the downtown Malolos area officially as a National Historical Landmark and a Heritage Town on August 15, 2001. [1]

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History

The Camestisuhan District of Malolos was originally called Pariancillo. It was the district intended for the Chinese residents of Malolos in the 1700s. It was started in 1755 when the Governor General of the Philippines ordered the expulsion of the Chinese from the Philippines due to their participation in some rebellion and sedition acts against the Spanish Government.

On documents such as the Registros Paroquiales or The Catholic Baptismal Registry of Malolos, the town already had its own "Parian" (a kind of Chinatown) in 1710. Some of the Chinese in Manila transferred to Malolos as it was already a hub for some Chinese and so that they could be far from the eyes of the Spanish Government in Manila. When he heard about this migration, the Governor General ordered that all Chinese migration destinations outside Manila should have a district for the Chinese for racial segregation. Thus the Malolos Pariancillo was established. Pariancillo means "small parian". A provision in the segregation order also stated that only those Chinese who have long been residents of the town who have married a native of Malolos will not be expelled. Thus the Sangleys of Malolos were born and the Pariancillo became the Chinese enclave in Bulacan Province.

Rationale for the district's declaration as a Historic Town Center

The National Historical Institute board resolution cites several reasons for the declaration of certain areas in downtown Malolos as a National Historical Landmark and Heritage Town, or informally as parts of a Historic Town Center: [1]

Declared areas

According to the board resolution, the following streets are identified as part of the Malolos Historic Town Center: [1]

Street Name
Barangay
Paseo del Congreso Street from Barasoain church to Malolos bridgeSan Agustin
Padre Jose Burgos Street bound by Enriquez St. and Malolos Bridge
Hipolito Street bound by P. Burgos and Enriquez Streets
Cigarillera Street (Tampoy)Santo Niño
Pariancillo Street
Santo Niño Street
F.T. Reyes (Electricidad) bound by Santo Niño Street and M. Tengco Street
M. Tengco Street bound by F. T. Reyes and F. Estrella Streets
F. Estrella Street bound by Liang River and Kanto Boy Street
Santiago - Cruz House at Jacinto Street (Pariancillo)
Pineda and Aldaba Houses at F. T. Reyes Street
Malolos Water Cistern at Plaza TorresSan Vicente

Built heritage

Within the declared Heritage District

The following table lists down extant built heritage within the areas declared by the National Historical Institute:

Outside the Declared Area

The following table lists of structures in Malolos extant built heritage outside the declared National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Institute but are still covered by the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 as cultural property: [4]

Important Cultural Properties

One of the features of Malolos Historic Town Center are the monuments created by the artisans and National Artist can be found at different areas in the city.

StructureProvenanceSite LocationArtist
Stone Fountain1933Dr. Luis Santos Art Deco HouseGuillermo Tolentino
Bounty Harvest Painting1933Dr. Luis Santos Art Deco HouseFernando Amorsolo
Gat Francisco Balagtas Marble Bust1950Malolos Plaza and RotoundaGuillermo Tolentino,National Artist
Brass Bust of Marcelo Hilario del Pilar1903Malolos City Hall PlazaHilario Sunico, Bellcaster of 19th century
Brass Bust of Dr.Jose P. Rizal1901Plaza Rizal, Casa Real, Malolos CityHilario Sunico, Bellcaster of 19th century
Bronze Statue of Emilio Aguinaldo1950Barasoain Church Plaza, Malolos CityAntonio Caedo,pre-National Artist
Gen.Isidoro Torres Monument1950Plaza Torres, Malolos Marketn/a
Jose Rizal Statue1923Malolos Central Schooln/a
The Propagandista Triumvirate1950Bulacan Capitol Compound, Malolosn/a
President Ramon Magsaysay1960Bulacan Capitol Compound, Malolos
General Gregorio del Pilar1950Bulacan Capitol Plaza, Malolosn/a

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 wmph is an internal identifier used by Wikimedia Philippines to identify the monument. This is not an official identifier, and only shown temporarily in the templates until the government creates an updated complete list.

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