San Pablo Heritage zone

San Pablo Heritage Zone
Native name Sonang pamana ng San Pablo (Tagalog)
San Pablo city plaza, containing the Rizal monument and the San Pablo historical marker with Saint Paul the First Hermit Cathedral parish church and the Liceo de San Pablo in the background
Architect	various
Architectural style(s)	Spanish colonial era in the Philippines , American colonial era in the Philippines, post war, Art deco, Beaux-Arts
Governing body	Local government of the City of San Pablo, National Historical Commission of the Philippines

San Pablo Heritage zone or The city of San Pablo Heritage zone (Tagalog : Sonang pamana ng San Pablo), is a location in San Pablo city, Laguna containing built structures from the Spanish and American colonial era, historical monuments and objects of historical and cultural significance.

Background

San Pablo city is one of the oldest documented settlements in the Philippines. In 1586, Captain Juan de Salcedo arrived in the village of Sampaloc, an upland community of Tagalog and Aeta. ^[1]

Geographically, the city is the heart of the Laguna Volcanic Field, which explains the abundance of unique geological structures such as the crater lakes, hills and others. ^[2]

Politically and economically, San Pablo is one of the most prosperous cities in the country in the early 20th century, owing to its main produce of coconuts. ^[3] It is also the first city in the province of Laguna as established by Commonwealth Act no. 520. ^[4]

The city is also home to the see of the Roman Catholic Bishop of San Pablo, a diocese which oversees catholic churches in the province of Laguna. ^[5]

As expressed in City Ordinance (CO) 2018–53 by the local government of San Pablo city, the San Pablo Heritage zone was established to preserve and enshrine the legacy and history of the city. ^[6]

Boundaries

The area covers:

• The core zone ^[7]
  • Bounded on the North by the San Pablo Cathedral at the corner of T. Azucena and Magcase Sts.
  • M. Paulino St. to the railroad track intersection of Colago Avenue and Rizal Avenue
  • 700 meter stretch of the city's main thoroughfare- Rizal avenue to the railroad track intersection of Colago Avenue and Rizal Avenue
• Historical sites identified included City Ordinance (CO) 2018-53 outside the core zone
• Buffer zones as defined by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines

Structures included

Listed below are structures included in the heritage zone. ^[6]

Image	Name of structure	Location	Description	Year completed	Notes
	San Pablo Old Capitol building	14.0746 ° N, 121.3249° E	Designed by Arch. Antonio Toledo in the Neoclassical style, this American colonial era structure was the seat of municipal power. Currently houses the Museo de San Pablo.	1940	[8]
	Saint Paul the First Hermit Cathedral -Parish church	14° 04.187N 121° 19.591E	Seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of San Pablo, which encompasses all of Laguna Province.	1721	[9]
Library Hub, San Pablo City, Laguna	DepEd Library Hub (Old CFI Building/ Casa Real)	14.07041, 121.32588	Was once the site of the Casa Real. Now contains a library.	1950s	[10]
Fule-Malvar Mansion 20150802	Fule- Malvar Mansion	14° 04′ 16.72″ N, 121° 19′ 20.93″ E	Built by spouses Eusebia Fule and Potenciano Malvar, the first appointed mayor	1915	[11]
Spanish colonial-era mansion of Doña Prudencia D. Fule, a benefactress from San Pablo, Laguna	Doña Prudencia Fule Ancestral House	14.0678,12129574	An expansive bahay na bato of Doña Prudencia Fule, a local benefactress.	1845	[12]
An example of gabaldon building in San Pablo City, Laguna	Prudencia Fule Memorial Elementary School	14,06820, 121,29574	Site of the an American colonial era schoolhouse known as a Gabaldon. Land donated and named after Doña Prudencia Fule.	1930s	[13]
Manila Railroad's San Pablo station in 1923	San Pablo Railway station	14.0689 ° N, 121.3213° E	American colonial era railway station instrumental to the transport of coconuts, the city's major cash crop	1911	[14]
	San Pablo Municipal Cemetery	14.06301, 121.32306	Completed in 1937, the cemetery serves as the final resting place for locals and prominent San Pableños	1937	[15]
	San Pablo Red Cross/ Puericulture center Former site of the Escuela Pia	14.06988, 121.32570	Site of the Escuela Pia, the first school in the city established in the Spanish era. Now occupied by the Red cross and Puericulture center	1953	[16]
San Pablo Central School (Jose Rizal Avenue, San Pablo, Laguna; August 10, 2022)	San Pablo Central School	14.0713 ° N, 121.3230° E	Formerly known as the San Pablo Intermediate School. Contains a multitude of American colonial era schoolhouse known as Gabaldons.	1910s	[17]
	San Diego Elementary School	14.09197, 121.35507	Formerly known as Balintawak Elementary school, the site contains the American colonial era schoolhouse known as the Gabaldon.	American colonial era	[18]
Heritage Edifice in San Pablo city, Laguna	Don Alfonso Farcon Residence	14.0701, 121.3266	Built in the American colonial style, it is the home of Don Alfonso Farcon, first municipal president of San Pablo	1950s	[19]
	Franklin Baker company	14.0662339, 121.3221727	One of the oldest American companies in the city processing coconuts	1947	[20]
San Pablo Telegraphia Building at San Pablo City, Laguna	San Pablo Telegraph building	14.0702, 121.3258	The city's telegraph office	1960s	[21]
	San Pablo Fire department building	14.07045, 121.32586	The city's fire department building	1930s	[22]
Hagdang Bato, San Pablo City, Laguna	Hagdang bato at Sampaloc lake	14.0744 ° N, 121.3263° E	one of the oldest constructed access points to Sampaloc lake	1915	[23]
	San Pablo Plaza	14.07032, 121.29574	The city's main public square, where the Brothers Juan and Epitacio Belen, Spanish era martyrs were drawn and quartered. Contains a statue of Dr. Jose Rizal- one of the oldest monuments to the hero in Laguna, a historic fountain and the historic marker for the city of San Pablo	late 1910s	[24]
Doña Leonila Urban Park, San Pablo City, Laguna	Doña Leonila Park	14.0784° N, 121.3255 ° E	A public park named after Doña Leonila Garcia, 8th First Lady of the Republic of the Philippines	late 1960s
Dambana ng Kagitingan, Memorial for the WW2 Battle of Mt. Kalisungan, San Pablo City, Laguna	Dambana ng kagitingan	14.0784 ° N, 121.3255° E	Monument to the WWII veterans of San Pablo City	1972	[25]
San Pablo City Barangays Landmarks	Gat. Andres Bonifacio Shrine	14°18'44"N 121°6'0"E	Monument to Andres Bonifacio, Father of the KKK movement	1997	[26]
San Pablo City Barangays Landmarks	Trese Martires Monument	14°18'44"N 121°6'0"E	Monument to the Thirteen martyrs of Cavite, collaborators of the KKK		[27]
	Apolinario Mabini monument	14.0709 ° N, 121.3237° E	Monument to Apolinario Mabini, the sublime paralytic	1950s	[28]
	Pinaglabanan Shrine	14.09197, 121.35508	Memorial site of the first Filipino-American uprising in the city against the invading Japanese Imperial Army.	1997	[29]
	Guerilla Shrine	14.1141° N, 121.3003° E	Memorial site of the Battle of Mt. Kalisungan, the last Filipino – American uprising in the City of San Pablo against the Japanese Imperial Army	2000	[30]
	Lina Building	14.0711 ° N, 121.3234° E	Site of the Spanish-era Controlled Merchandize Building, now a commercial building	postwar	[31]
Mango Tree of San Pablo Bayan, Laguna, July 2023	Century old Mango tree	14.0698, 121.3258	A city landmark and largest tree in the main plaza area	ca. 1899	[32]

Heritage markers

Listed below are heritage markers in the city of San Pablo as installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and its predecessors, the Philippine Historical Committee and the National Historical Institute.^{[ citation needed ]}

Image	Name of marker	Location	Year installed	Notes
San Pablo City (Laguna) historical marker	Lunsod ng San Pablo	San Pablo Plaza 14.07032, 121.29574	1954	[33]
	Katedral ng San Pablo	14° 04.187N, 121° 19.591E	1986	[34]
Fule Malvar Mansion historical marker	Mansiyong Fule Malvar	14° 04′ 16.72″ N, 121° 19′ 20.93″ E	1991	[35]
	Villa Escudero [a]	13° 59′ 42.48″ N, 121° 20′ 31.53″ E	1984	[36]

Notes

1. Transboundary site within jurisdictions of San Pablo, Laguna and Dolores and Tiaong municipalities of Quezon province

References

1. "Conservation Principles and Guidelines for the San Pablo heritage zone" (PDF).
2. "San Pablo Volcanic field".
3. "Bureau of Public Works 1913".
4. "Commonwealth act 520".
5. "Website of the diocese of San Pablo".
6. "City ordinance number 2018-53" (PDF).
7. "San Pablo Heritage zone core zone".
8. "San Pablo Old Capitol Building Heritage zone inventory cultural Mapping Forms" (PDF).
9. "San Pablo cathedral cultural mapping form" (PDF).
10. "DepEd Library hub cultural mapping form" (PDF).
11. "Fule Malvar Mansion cultural mapping form" (PDF).
12. "Fule mansion cultural mapping form" (PDF).
13. "Prudencia fule elementary school cultural mapping form" (PDF).
14. "San Pablo Railway station cultural mapping form" (PDF).
15. "San Pablo Municipal cemetery cultural mapping form" (PDF).
16. "Escuela Pia cultural mapping form" (PDF).
17. "San Pablo central school cultural mapping form" (PDF).
18. "San Diego Elementary school cultural mapping form" (PDF).
19. "Farcon residence cultural mapping form" (PDF).
20. "cultural mapping form franklin baker company" (PDF).
21. "San Pablo Telegrafia building" (PDF).
22. "Fire department cultural mapping form" (PDF).
23. "Hagdang bato cultural mapping form" (PDF).
24. "San Pablo Plaza cultural mapping form" (PDF).
25. "Dambana ng Kagitingan cultural mapping form" (PDF).
26. "Andres Bonifacio shrine cultural mapping form" (PDF).
27. "Trece martires monument cultural mapping form" (PDF).
28. "Apolinario Mabini Shrine cultural mapping form" (PDF).
29. "Pinaglabanan Shrine cultural mapping form" (PDF).
30. "Guerilla Shrine cultural mapping form" (PDF).
31. "Lina building cultural mapping form" (PDF).
32. "Century old mango tree cultural mapping form" (PDF).
33. "Philippine Historical Committee marker for san pablo".
34. "san pablo cathedral nhcp".
35. "Mansiyong fule malvar nhcp".
36. "Villa Escudero nhcp".

External links

• Official website
• San Pablo Heritage zone on San Pablo City official website