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Cebu Philippines, Let’s explore the Province.

Cebu, Cebu City, what are the things comes out in your mind when you were here the City of Cebu? For me, it is the battle between Lapu-lapu and Magellan and the Magellan’s Cross. Those names are what I learned from my Sibika class when I was in grade school.

Cebu is the oldest city in the Philippines and home of old churches. Cebu is full of histories that are interesting to discover. Did you know that before the Spaniards come, the city of Cebu is known as fishing and trading village trades with other countries in Asia? And how Magellan introduces Christianity to the Cebuanos?

Getting interested? Get your laptop and find a ticket and Cebu's hotel because this will be fun. For now, let’s explore the historical places in the province.

1. Basilica del Santo Nino
The Basilica Del Santo Nino or Minor Basilica of the Holy Child is considered as the oldest Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The church was built on the spot when the image of Santo Nino de Cebu was found by a Spanish explorer Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.
The church was damaged when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Visayas on October 2013.

2. Magellan’s Cross
The cross is a Christian cross planted by Ferdinand Magellan, who introduces Roman Catholic when he arrived in Cebu while exploring the Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean. The Magellan’s Cross is located next to the Basilica del Santo Nino.

3. Lapu-lapu Shrine
The monument was built to honor Lapu-lapu, for defeating the Spaniards in the battle of Mactan. Lapu-lapu is the could be the first native Filipino hero. The statue was said to be in the exact spot where he fought and killed Magellan.

4. Fort San Pedro
The Fort San Pedro was built by the Spaniards and indigenous Cebuano laborers under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, a Spanish conquistador, to stop the Muslim raiders. It is the smallest and oldest tri-bastion fort in the Philippines. The fort is located at the Plaza Indepedencia in the pier area of Cebu.

5. Colon Street
The colon street is the shortest and oldest street in the country. It witnesses many events during Spaniards time. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi the one who design the town structure.

Best Historical Places in the Philippines Part II

The Philippines is really full of history and structures that remain as a stain of many historical revolutions. As we see those structures that were constructed by our house contractors ancestors, we reminisce the sacrifice of all Filipinos to aim the freedom we had now. These structures really play a very big role in our history and in the present time, it shows as the evidences of all the struggles that our Filipino heroes have gone through. That's why many Filipinos, preserved these structures to remain the memory of sacrifices done till to the next generation of the Filipinos. Here are the 5 historic structures;

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Corregidor
Corregidor is a small rock island located near at the entrance of Manila Bay, Philippines. It serves as the headquarters of the brave, heroism Filipinos and American who battled against to the forces of Japanese during World War II. The Island becomes one of the popular destinations in the Philippines because of the images left from the War such as the big guns, cannon, ruin buildings and many more memorabilia of the brave people who fight for the freedom and justice of the Philippines.

Barasoain Church
Barasoain Church is a historical church where the first Philippine Republic was declared. There are three events are happened in this church: the assembling of the “First Philippines Congress”, recruiting the “Malolos Constitution”, and inauguration of the “First Philippine Republic”. This church gets attractive because of the architectural design and lots of history of it.

Leyte Landing Memorial Park
Leyte Landing Memorial Park or McArthur Park is well-visit in the city of Tacloban. It was built to remember the heroic promised of Gen. Douglas McArthur in aiming the freedom of the Filipino against Japanese colonies. It became an important event in Philippines history, especially when Gen. MacArthur said “I shall return”, as a promised to the Filipino citizens.

Magellan’s Cross
Magellan is a Portuguese explorer, the first person who crosses the Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean. He is a servant of King Charles for searching of westward route going to “Spice Island”. His navigation was not accomplished successfully because he was killed during the “Battle of Mactan”. The Cross was planted by Magellan to spread the importance of Roman Catholic. And this Magellan’s cross that can be found in a small chapel was built to give Magellan honor in bringing the Roman Catholics in the city of Cebu.

Lapu-lapu monument
Lapu-lapu’s monument is built to honor Rajah Lapu-lapu, the ruler of Mactan who conquered the battle to Magellan to aim the freedom of his people. Lapu-lapu is the first Filipino or Cebuano hero. His statue in Lapu-lapu City, Cebu is 20 meters bronze.

Best Historical Places in the Philippines

The Philippines are known for having lots of tourist destination. Beside that, the Philippines is rich with history and culture and it is reflected in the architectural heritage of the country. It became part of Filipinos life, to reminisce the sacrifice and heroic deed of all Filipino heroes. It is not just the historical places, but it also attracts the tourists to visit the country. Through the years, some of the structures undergo maintenance, through construction services and house construction. Here are the 5 leading structures that are famous for the tourist.


Rizal Park
Luneta park or Rizal Park is also known as Bagumbayan, where Dr. Jose Rizal, the national hero executed by the Spaniards. It was built to give honor and salute the national hero who fights through literature against the Spaniards. It became the one of the major attractions in the City of Manila. Nowadays, it became one of the favorite hangout places for refreshments, socializing and bonding with friends and family.



Vigan
Vigan is one of the wonderful heritage place that in the Philippines is located in the northern part of the country. It got famous because of the preserved architectural village. The houses were built during the Spaniards period and this place is listed in the UNESCO world heritage.



Rizal Shrine
Rizal Shrine was built as a dedication to Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero. The shrine is the home of Rizal memorabilia such as books, artworks, manuscripts, and his shells collected in Dapitan. This shrine has an important role in the history because Dr. Jose Rizal spent his last night here and found by his family, his famous and last poem titled “Mi ultimo adios” or “My last Farewell”.



Fort Santiago Fort Santiago was built in 1571 in the Spaniard period. It is the prison cell of Jose Rizal before he was executed. These days, the Fort Santiago has preserved the history behind of it and also used as a tourist destination.



Intramuros
Intramuros is known as “Walled City”, the oldest district in the Philippines and a historical palace. It is used as the fort of the Spanish government. Today, it has become a tourist destination in the city of Manila, because of the historical events that took place in that walled city.
The list is not yet finished, join me to get know better the history of famous structures in the Philippines until the next post.
See: Best Historical Places in the Philippines Part II
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