Santa Ana Heritage Zone

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Santa Ana Heritage Zone

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Facade of the Santa Ana Church
Type Heritage Zone
Location Santa Ana, Manila
Coordinates 14°34′49.1″N121°0′45.0″E / 14.580306°N 121.012500°E / 14.580306; 121.012500 Coordinates: 14°34′49.1″N121°0′45.0″E / 14.580306°N 121.012500°E / 14.580306; 121.012500
Governing body National Historical Commission of the Philippines
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Location of Santa Ana Heritage Zone in Metro Manila
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Santa Ana Heritage Zone (Philippines)

The Santa Ana Heritage Zone is a portion of the district of Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines, that was declared a heritage zone in 2014 by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). A larger portion of district was previously declared a histo-cultural heritage/overlay zone by the city government of Manila in 2011.

Santa Ana, Manila district of Manila, Philippines

Santa Ana is a district of Manila, Philippines known for its architectural heritage known as Santa Ana Heritage District which is composed of numerous historic ancestral houses, Plaza Hugo, and the Santa Ana Church and its Camarín de la Virgen in which the Patroness of Santa Ana is Enshrined, The 300 years old Image of the "Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Manila" La Gobernadora de la Ciudad de Manila. The district was classified as a histo-cultural heritage/overlay zone by an ordinance passed by the Manila City Council. It was the only district of the city spared from the destruction of World War II. The area is also extremely rich in archaeological findings, notably on the material culture of pre-colonial or protohistoric Tagalog communities.

National Historical Commission of the Philippines Philippine government agency

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines is a government agency of the Philippines. Its mission is "the promotion of Philippine history and cultural heritage through research, dissemination, conservation, sites management and heraldry works." As such, it "aims to inculcate awareness and appreciation of the noble deeds and ideals of our heroes and other illustrious Filipinos, to instill pride in the Filipino people and to rekindle the Filipino spirit through the lessons of history."

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Among the heritage structures in the zone is the Lichauco Heritage House, a residential building that was declared a heritage house by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines on July 10, 2010, [1] [2] and the Santa Ana Church, which houses two National Cultural Treasures declared by the National Museum of the Philippines: the Camarín de la Virgen, a chapel room located behind the church altar which contains the oldest dateable oil paintings in the country, [3] and the Santa Ana Site Museum, [4] which contains archaeological objects discovered by excavations conducted by the National Museum in 1966. [5]

Lichauco Heritage House heritage residential house in Santa Ana, Manila

The Lichauco Heritage House, formally known as the O'Brien-Lichauco Heritage House is one of the oldest surviving houses in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines. Originally built in 1859, the house was purchased in the late 1940s by a prominent Filipino lawyer and dignitary, Marcial Lichauco from a European family who had fled the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. The house was declared as a heritage house by the National Historical Commission on July 10, 2010. The Lichauco Heritage house is located along Pedro Gil Street. It is the only declared heritage house in Santa Ana.

Santa Ana Church Church in Manila, Philippines

The Santa Ana Church, also known as the Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned, is a Spanish colonial period church located in the district of Santa Ana in Manila, Philippines. The parish was established by the Franciscan missionaries in 1578 under the patronage of Saint Anne. The present stone church was constructed by Father Vicente Inglés, OFM from 1720 to 1725 and was dedicated to its present patron, the Our Lady of the Abandoned. The revered image of its patron was made in Valencia,Spain in 1713 and arrived in the Philippines in 1717.

National Museum of the Philippines

The National Museum of the Philippines is an umbrella government organization that oversees a number of national museums in the Philippines including ethnographic, anthropological, archaeological and visual arts collections. Since 1998, the National Museum has been the regulatory and enforcement agency of the Government of the Philippines in the restoring and safeguarding of important cultural properties, sites, and reservations throughout the Philippines.

Heritage designation

Owing to its historic nature and archaeological value, the city council of Manila passed Ordinance no. 8244 on September 22, 2011, declaring a portion of Santa Ana a histo-cultural heritage/overlay zone (O-HCH). [6] [7] This zone is bounded by Philippine National Railways on the north, Pasig River on the east, Del Pan Street on the south, Tejeron Street on the southwest, and Carreon Street on the west. [7] This declaration by the city government is a requirement for it to be declared a heritage zone by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. [7]

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On May 12, 2014, the Board of the NHCP approved Resolution No. 01, S. 2014, which declared a smaller portion of Santa Ana a heritage zone, under the provisions of Republic Act No. 10066, or the National Cultural Heritage Act. [3] Among the many reasons mentioned by the NHCP in support of its declaration is the historicity of the area as the site where Lakan Tagkan ruled (see Namayan), the location of Panday Pira's foundry for cannon-making, the Santa Ana Church, and various other structures, including Jesuit retreat houses, a Taoist temple, and a sacred well. [3]

National Cultural Heritage Act

The National Cultural Heritage Act is a law, or Republic Act, of the Republic of the Philippines. It created the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property and took other steps to preserve historic buildings that are over 50 years old. It was signed into law on March 25, 2009.

Namayan ancient polity in pre-colonial Metro Manila

Namayan, also called Sapa, Maysapan or Nasapan, and sometimes Lamayan, was one of three independent polities that dominated the banks of the Pasig River in the Philippines during the 16th century, just prior to the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

Panday Pira was a Kapampángan Muslim blacksmith who is acknowledged as "The First Filipino Cannon-maker". His name literally translates as "Blacksmith Pira", panday being the Tagalog word for "blacksmith".

Issues

In 2013, a real estate developer started excavation works for the construction of a residential condominium tower within the histo-cultural heritage/overlay zone. The National Museum claimed that the developer did not perform an Archaeological Impact Assessment (AIA) which is required by the National Cultural Heritage Act while a local heritage group tried to stop the excavation. The site was inspected in 2014 which uncovered damaged pieces of pottery and other artifacts. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Francisco, Katerina (23 November 2013). "Fighting to preserve heritage in Santa Ana, Manila". Rappler . Rappler Inc. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Gamil, Jaymee T. (20 December 2010). "Pre-war Santa Ana home now a heritage house". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Resolution No. 01, S. 2014: Declaring a Portion of the District of Santa Ana, Manila a Heritage Zone". National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 12 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Presidential Decree No. 260, s. 1973". Official Gazette. Republic of the Philippines. 1 August 1973. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Fox, Robert B.; Legaspi, Avelino (1977). Excavations at Santa Ana. Manila: National Museum of the Philippines.
  6. 1 2 Macas, Trisha (26 September 2014). "Santa Ana, Manila residents cry for help to protect the heritage district". GMA News Online. GMA News and Public Affairs . Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 Gamil, Jaymee T. (17 August 2011). "Manila councilors declare Sta. Ana a heritage zone". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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