San Pablo Heritage Zone | |
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Native name Sonang pamana ng San Pablo (Tagalog) | |
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.
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]
The area covers the:
Listed below are structures included in the heritage zone. [6]
Image | Name of structure | Location | Description | Year completed | Notes |
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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] | |
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 | 14° 04′ 16.72″ N, 121° 19′ 20.93″ E | Built by spouses Eusebia Fule and Potenciano Malvar, the first appointed mayor | 1915 | [11] | |
Doña Prudencia Fule Ancestral House | 14.0678,12129574 | An expansive bahay na bato of Doña Prudencia Fule, a local benefactress. | 1845 | [12] | |
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] | |
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 | 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] | |
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 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 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 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 | 14.0784 ° N, 121.3255° E | Monument to the WWII veterans of San Pablo City | 1972 | [25] | |
Gat. Andres Bonifacio Shrine | 14°18'44"N 121°6'0"E | Monument to Andres Bonifacio, Father of the KKK movement | 1997 | [26] | |
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] | |
Century old Mango tree | 14.0698, 121.3258 | A city landmark and largest tree in the main plaza area | ca. 1899 | [32] |
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 |
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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] | |
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] |
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