List of historical markers of the Philippines in Western Visayas

This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Western Visayas is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings, monuments, or in special locations.

While many Cultural Properties have historical markers installed, not all places marked with historical markers are designated into one of the particular categories of Cultural Properties.

Aklan

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued
				Death site of Gen. Francisco del Castillo^[1]	Kalibo	English	1952
				Nineteen Martyrs of Aklan^[2]	Acevedo Building, Kalibo	English
Bayan ng Batan^[3]	Town of Batan				Batan, Aklan	Filipino
Birthplace of Most Reverend Gabriel Martelino Reyes, D.D^[4]					CAP Building, Kalibo
The Code of Kalantiaw		Structure	Monument/Site	The first penal code in the Philippines (now considered as a historical hoax)	Batan	English	June 1, 1956
Jaime Cardinal Sin		Structure	Monument/Site	Archbishop of Manila (1974-2003), hero of People Power I and II	New Washington	Filipino	2007
Kap. Gil M. Mijares		Personage		One of the Aklanon heroes of World War II	Kalibo	Filipino	2006
Koronel Pastor C. Martelino		Personage		One of the Aklanon heroes of World War II	Kalibo	Filipino	2006
Macario L. Peralta, Jr.				Filipino commander during World War II.	Kalibo	Filipino	2013
Pagdakip Kay Heneral Ananias Diokno	Capture of General Ananias Diokno	Structure	Monument/Site	Where Ananias Diokno was captured by the Americans in 1901.	Altavas	Filipino	2013
Sanduguan (Pacto de Sangre)		Structure	Monument/Site	Where Katipuneros signed a blood compact to fight against the Spaniards	New Washington	Filipino	March 2, 2015
Victorino Mapa 1855 - 1927^[5]				Supreme Court chief 1920 - 1921.	Kalibo	English	1964

Antique

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued
Ang Lumang Simbahan at Kumbento ng Patnongon	The Old Church and Convent of Patnongon	Building	House of Worship	Built 1860.	Patnongon	Filipino	February 25, 2008
Pook na Pinanganakan ni Leandro Fullon	Leandro Fullon Birthplace	Structure	Monument	Leandro Locsin Fullon, revolutionary general.	Hamtic	Filipino	March 13, 2004
Simbahan ng Anini-y	Church of Anini-y	Building	House of Worship	First built by the Augustinians from 1630-1638	Anini-y	Filipino	August 5, 2004

Capiz

Marker title	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued
Birthplace of Manuel Acuña Roxas	Building	House	Birthplace of the last president of the Commonwealth	Roxas City	English	1958
Church of Pan-Ay	Building	House of Worship	First church established in 1774.	Pan-Ay	English	1997
Filamer Christian University	Building	School	Established in August 1904 by American Baptist Missionaries Rev. Joseph C. Robbins and his wife, the university was closed and served as garrison during World War II.	Roxas City	Filipino	August 12, 2014
Manuel Acuña Roxas (1892 - 1948)^[6]			Orator, statesman, economist, and nationalist.	Roxas City	English

Guimaras

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Roca Encantada^[7]				Heritage House	Buenavista	English	2002

Iloilo

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued
Ang Bahay ni Hechanova	Hechanova House	Building	House	Historic house of WWII guerrillas	Jaro, Iloilo City	Filipino	1893
Bayan ng Oton		Town	Municipal Building	One of the oldest pueblos in Iloilo	Oton	Filipino	May 3, 2013
Battle of Balantang		Site	Memorial	Bloodiest battle fought by the Panay guerilla forces led by Col. Macario Peralta, Jr. in WWII.	Jaro, Iloilo City	English	1998
Central Philippine University		Building	School	Established in 1905 under the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society as Jaro Industrial School by William Valentine, and organized the first student governing body in South East Asia, the Central Philippine University Republic in 1906.	Iloilo City	Filipino	September 19, 1980
Colegio de San Jose	San Jose College	Building	School	Opened May 1, 1872.	Iloilo City	English	1939
Colonel Quintin Salas ^[8]					Dumangas
Ang Daungan ng Iloilo	Iloilo Port	Site	Site	City customhouse.	Iloilo City Proper, Custom House	Filipino	September 29, 1975
Distritong Pangkomersyo ng Lungsod ng Iloilo Bilang Pook Pamana ^[9]	Commercial District of City of Iloilo as Heritage Site			Center of commerce that opened in the 20th century that paved the way for the sugar industry in the region.	Calle Real	Filipino	August 8, 2014
Fort Nuestra Señora del Rosario		Structure	Fortification	Site of Fort Nuestra Señora del Rosario.	Iloilo City	English	1949
Graciano Lopez Jaena		Site	Site	First editor of La Solidaridad.	Jaro, Iloilo City	Filipino	1970
Guho ng Kapilya ng Ermita ^[10]	Ruins of the Chapel of Ermita			First built out of nipa.	Dumangas	Filipino	March 13, 2014
Heneral Martin Teofilo Delgado	General Martin Teofilo Delgado	Personage	Monument	A leader of the Philippine revolution in the Visayas.	Sta. Barbara	Filipino	1973
Ang Kapilya ng Ermita	Ermita Chapel	Building	School		Dumangas	Filipino	August 26, 1989
Ang Katedral ng Jaro, Iloilo	Jaro Cathedral, Iloilo	Building	House of Worship	Built in 1874.	Jaro, Iloilo City	Filipino	1976
Lopez Ancestral House		Building	House		Jaro, Iloilo City	Filipino	March 28, 2004
Makasaysayang Simbahan ng San Joaquin	San Joaquin Historical Church	Building	House of Worship		San Joaquin	Filipino	1980
Miagao Church		Building	House of Worship	Construction began in 1787.	Miag-ao	Filipino	1963
Nazaria Lagos (1851-1945)		Structure	Monument	Nurse who helped the sick and the wounded of the revolution	Dueñas	Filipino	1973
Nicholas Loney (1826-1869)		Structure	Monument	Helped in the region's economic growth after Iloilo was opened as an international port.	Iloilo City	Filipino	1981
Old Capitol Building of Iloilo		Structure	Government Center	Once used as Casa Real by the Spaniards.	Iloilo City	Filipino	2010
Old Iloilo City Hall		Building	Government Center	Inaugurated 1936.	Iloilo City	Filipino	2008
Pablo Araneta y Soriano (1865-1943)		Personages	Personages	A revolutionary leader.	Molo	Filipino	1973
Pamahalaang Mapaghimagsik ng Kabisayaan (1898)	Revolutionary Government of the Visayas	Site	Site	Site where the revolutionary government for Visayas and Mindanao was proclaimed.	Sta. Barbara	Filipino	1973
Panay Landing		Site	Site	Panay liberation operation of World War II.		English	1954
Patrocino Gamboa (1865-1953)		Structure	Monument	Revolutionary of Iloilo.	Jaro, Iloilo City	Filipino	1980
Patrocino Gamboa		Structure	Birthplace/Personage	Revolutionary of Iloilo, unveiled in celebration of 150th birth anniversary.	Jaro, Iloilo City	Filipino	April 30, 2015
Plaza Libertad		Site	Plaza	Philippine flag was raised on this spot signaling end of Spanish rule.	Iloilo City	Filipino	2006
Rosendo Mejica (1873-1956)		Building	House	One of the first publishers of Hiligaynon.	Iloilo City	Filipino	1973
Santa Barbara Golf Course		Structure	Golf Course	Oldest golf course in the country.	Sta. Barbara	Filipino	2007
Seminaryo ng San Vicente Ferrer	Seminary of Saint Vincent Ferrer	Building	School	Established 1869.	Jaro, Iloilo City	Filipino	1990
Simbahan at Kumbento ng Santa Barbara	Church and Convent of Santa Barbara	Building	House of Worship		Santa Barbara	Filipino	2012
Simbahan ng Dumangas	Dumangas Church	Building	House of Worship	Built with the convent of Fr. Martin de Rada, O.S.A., 1572.	Dumangas	Filipino	August 28, 1989
Simbahan ng Molo	Molo Church	Building	House of Worship	Plans for a stone church laid out in 1866.	Molo, Iloilo City	Filipino	1992
West Visayas State University		Building	School	Established June 15, 1902.	Iloilo City	Filipino	2007

Negros Occidental

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued
Bernardino-Ysabela Jalandoni Ancestral House		Building	House		Silay City	English	1993
Cathedral of Bacolod				Cornerstone laid April 27, 1876.	Bacolod City	English	1936, 1952
Cesar Lacson Locsin Heritage House		Building	House		Silay City	English	1995
Gusali ng Mababang Paaralan ng Rizal	Rizal Elementary School Building			Oldest school building of Negros Occidental built in 1907.	Bacolod City	Filipino	1990
Infante Heritage House		Building	House		Hacienda Guadalupe, La Carlota	English	December 12, 2001
Ishiwata Bath House					Mambukal Mountain Resort, Murcia	Filipino	2006
Jose Corteza Locsin Heritage House		Building	House		Silay City	English	1995
Jose "Pitong" Ledesma Heritage House		Building	House		Silay City	English	2006
Juan Anacleto Araneta (1852-1954)				Revolutionary leader	Bago City	Filipino
Kapitan Marciano Lacson Heritage House^[11]					Silay City	English
Kapitolyo ng Negros Occidental	Negros Occidental Capitol	Building	Government Center	Building constructed 1927-1933.	Bacolod City	English	2004
Manuel Severino Hofileña Heritage House		Building	House		Silay City	English	1995
Marciano Araneta y Soriano^[12]				Revolutionary leader, one of the ones who established a cantonal government in Negros.	La Carlota	Filipino
Negros Occidental High School					Bacolod City	Filipino	2002
Pook ng Pagsuko ng mga Puwersang Espanyol sa Negros Occidental	Site Where the Spanish Forces Surrendered in Negros Occidental				Bacolod City	Filipino	2007
Republica de Negros				Short-lived revolutionary republic carved after the end of Spanish rule in Negros.	Bago City	English	1951
Ang Simbahan ng La Carlota	The Church of La Carlota	Building	House of Worship		La Carlota	Filipino	December 12, 2001
Vicente Conlu Montelibano Heritage House		Building	House		Silay City	English	1995
Victor Fernandez Gaston Ancestral House		Building	House		Silay City	English	1994

References

Footnotes

↑ http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=ME00004
↑ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318030821629442.69587.301359239963267&type=3 PHILIPPINE HISTORICAL MARKERS in AKLAN
↑ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318030821629442.69587.301359239963267&type=3 PHILIPPINE HISTORICAL MARKERS in AKLAN
↑ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318030821629442.69587.301359239963267&type=3 PHILIPPINE HISTORICAL MARKERS in AKLAN
↑ http://1mjobs.blogspot.com/2005/10/landmark-victorino-mapa.html Landmark: Victorino Mapa
↑ http://www.linguist-in-waiting.com/2011/07/lakwatsang-pinoy-roxas-city-capiz.html Lakwatsang Pinoy: Roxas City, Capiz
↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204292721251143&set=oa.801682743222307&type=1&relevant_count=7
↑ http://harrybalais.com/travels/col-quintin-salas-the-last-ilonggo-standing/ Col. Quintin Salas: The Last Ilonggo Standing
↑ http://nhcp.gov.ph/nhcp-unveils-the-distritong-pangkomersyo-ng-lungsod-ng-iloilo-bilang-pook-pamana-historical-marker/ NHCP UNVEILS THE DISTRITONG PANGKOMERSYO NG LUNGSOD NG ILOILO BILANG POOK PAMANA HISTORICAL MARKER
↑ http://nhcp.gov.ph/nhcp-unveils-the-guho-ng-kapilya-ng-ermita-historical-marker/ NHCP UNVEILS THE GUHO NG KAPILYA NG ERMITA HISTORICAL MARKER
↑ http://www.ambot-ah.com/silay-city-heritage-tour-april-2008/ Silay City Heritage Tour | April 2008
↑ "The Araneta Family and the Philippine Revolution". Facebook. Facebook. July 27, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

Bibliography

National Historical Institute (1994). Historical Markers: Regions V-XIII. National Historical Institute.
National Historical Institute (2008). Historical Markers (1992 - 2006). National Historical Institute.
A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012

External links

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Lists of Historical Markers of the Philippines by region

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