Santa Mesa, Manila
Santa Mesa is one of the 16 geographical districts of the city of Manila, which is primarily a residential, commercial and educational center. Santa Mesa is bounded by several districts and cities. To its north is Quezon City, San Juan City to its northeast, Mandaluyong City to its east, the district Santa Ana to its south, Pandacan to its southwest and the district of Sampaloc to its west. The town was a former part of Sampaloc, and was separated from it after the district fell into the District 6 jurisdiction. Being a former part of Sampaloc, Santa Mesa acquired barangays from the former district, barangays 587-636. The town has a population of 98,901 as of 2007.[1]
Etymology
The name is derived from the name "Santa Mesa de la Misericordia". The owner of the land during the Spanish colonial period offered an "obra pía", meaning "pious work", and provided social services. Another possible derivation is from the Spanish term for "Holy Mass."
History
The town of Santa Mesa was situated in the alluvial deposits of Pasig and San Juan Rivers. It was owned by a religious order during the Spanish times, contemporary to what was described as where Santa Mesa got its name. The naming of Santa Mesa has different origins but similar to one thing: Santa Mesa got its name as Holy or somewhat influenced by religion. Santa Mesa was best known for the Philippine–American War, in which the hallowed ground became a battlefield. The conflict started when Pvt. William W. Grayson shot a Filipino soldier. The National Historical Institute discovered in the late 2003 that the conflict did not happen on San Juan Bridge, but in Sociego and Silencio Streets. The town used to be small and manageable but expanded on all directions after World War II, where the town became the hospital to treat the wounded. The town was merged with Sampaloc and the combination merged with Manila, as districts. After the creation of the legislative districts of Manila, Santa Mesa was separated from Sampaloc after falling to the jurisdiction of District 6. Although the district itself was still considered to be a part of Sampaloc. Santa Mesa is also the home of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and the main headquarters of the National Statistics Office of the Philippines. It was also once the location of the headquarter of DZRJ-AM. Santa Mesa received critical damage when Typhoon Ondoy, international name Ketsana battered the Philippines. Half of Santa Mesa submerged, mostly the northeastern part facing the cities of San Juan and Mandaluyong.
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