List of historical markers of the Philippines in the Ilocos Region
This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Ilocos Region 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.
Ilocos Norte
Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Abolition of Tobacco Monopoly | Brought both prosperity and abuse, abolished in 1882. | Laoag City | English | 1958 | ||||
Anastacia Giron Tupas | Distinguished Filipina nurse. | Provincial Capitol Building, Laoag City | Filipino | December 18, 1985 | ||||
Bahay ni Luna | Luna House | Building | House | Badoc | September 11, 1977 | |||
Bahay Pamahalaan ng San Nicolas | San Nicolas Municipal Hall | Building | Government Center | San Nicolas | December 30, 2009 | |||
Bayan ng Solsona | Town of Solsona | Site | Town Center | Solsona | January 29, 2010 | |||
Birthplace of Gregorio Aglipay | Site | Memorial | Site where Gregorio Aglipay, the founder of the Philippine Independent Church, was born. | Batac | English | 1949 | ||
Birthplace of Juan Luna y Novicio | Building | House, NHCP Museum | The birthplace of painter and patriot Juan Luna. | Batac | Filipino, English | 1957, 1977 | ||
Birthplace of Valentin Diaz | Birthplace of a La Liga Filipinas member and the treasurer of the Katipunan. | Paoay | English | 1951 | ||||
Catholic Church of Sarrat | Building | House of Worship | Formerly named Church of San Miguel in commemoration of the arrival at Sarrat of the first missionaries on the feast of San Miguel 29 September 1727. | Sarrat | English | 1959 | ||
Church of Laoag | Building | House of Worship | Founded in 1580 by Augustinian friars. | Laoag | English | 1950 | ||
Church of Paoay | Building | House of Worship | Founded in 1593 by Augustinian missionaries. | Paoay | English | May 2, 1980 | ||
Church of San Nicolas | Building | House of Worship | Founded in 1584 by Augustinian missionaries. | San Nicolas | English | 1952 | ||
Claro Caluya | Ilocano poet and dramatist | Piddig | English | May 6, 1975 | ||||
Don Mariano Marcos y Rubio (1897 - 1945) |
Became the representative for the Second District of Ilocos Norte | Don Mariano Marcos State University, Batac | Filipino | October 24, 1983 | ||||
Enriqueta de Peralta | Ilocanda poet and local leader. | Dingras | Filipino | January 14, 1989 | ||||
General Artemio Ricarte (VIBORA) | Site | Site | Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War. | Batac | English | 1966 | ||
Gregoria M. Rivera de Quirino Memorial Hospital | Building | Hospital | Dingras | March 19, 1987 | ||||
Guho ng Simbahang Katoliko ng Dingras | Ruins of the Catholic Church of Dingras | Structure | Ruins | One of the biggest church ruins in the Philippines. | Dingras | Filipino | March 19, 1987 | |
Josefa Llanes Escoda [1] | Founder of the Philippine Girl Scouts movement. | Dingras | ||||||
Heneral Fidel V. Segundo | A Filipino general who was one of those tortured by the Japanese. | Laoag City | Filipino | May 30, 1970 | ||||
Juan Luna y Novicio | Foremost Filipino Painter and a contemporary of José Rizal. | Badoc | English | 1957 | ||||
Kul-labeng Assembly | Site | Site | Pinili | November 7, 1998 | ||||
Ang Parola ng Cape Bojeador | Cape Bojeador Lighthouse | Structure | Lighthouse | Design by the engineer Magin Pers y Pers, 1987. | Burgos | Filipino | September 19, 2007 | |
Roque Ablan | Laoag City | English | 1951 | |||||
Roque B. Ablan | Structure | Monument | World War II hero. | Laoag City | Filipino | 1959 | ||
Santiago A. Fonacier y Suguitan | One of the founders of iglesia Filipina Independiente. | Laoag City | Filipino | May 21, 1985 | ||||
Servando Castro | One of those who signed the Doctrina y Reglas Constitucionales | Batac | Filipino | December 6, 1983 | ||||
Ang Simbahan ng Badoc | Building | House of Worship | Founded in 1591 by Augustinian friars. | Badoc | Filipino | May 2, 1980 | ||
Tahanan ng Angkang Puruganan | House of Puruganan Clan | Building | House | Dingras | March 19, 1987 | |||
Teofilo Yldefonso | Swimmer and soldier, known as the “Ilocano Shark” | Piddig | Filipino | September 21, 2009 | ||||
Tomas S. Fonacier | First dean of U.P. Iloilo. | Laoag City | Filipino | July 5, 1982 |
Ilocos Sur
Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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The Base Hospital, USAFIP, NL | Where the base hospital was transferred | Tagudin | English | 1958 | ||||
The Battle and Liberation of Cervantes | Del Pilar | English | 1959 | |||||
The Battle and Liberation of Suyo | Battle began on the morning of February 1, 1945 | Suyo | English | 1959 | ||||
The Battle of Bessang Pass | Site | Site | Commemorating the battle that hastended the surrender of the Japanese imperial forces under General Tomotuki Yamashita. | Cervantes | English | 1954 | ||
Birthplace of Father Burgos | Building | House | Commemorating the birthplace of one of the martyr priests of GomBurZa. | Burgos Ancestral House, Vigan City | English | 1939 | ||
Cathedral of Vigan | Building | House of Worship | Built in 1641, became the seat of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia. | Vigan Cathedral, Vigan City | English | 1949 | ||
Church of Narvacan | Narvacan | English | 1950 | |||||
Elpidio R. Quirino [2] | Vigan City | English | 1982 | |||||
Gregoria M. Rivera de Quirino Memorial Hospital | Vigan City | English | 1949 | |||||
Gregoria M. Rivera Memorial Library | Building | Library | Vigan Provincial Jail, Vigan City | 1949 | ||||
Isabelo F. de los Reyes (1864 - 1938) | Established the labor movement in the Philippines. | Vigan City | English | 1939 | ||||
Ang Labanan sa Pasong Tirad | The Battle of Tirad Pass | Where Gregorio H. del pilar tried to halt American advance to capture Aguinaldo. | Cervantes | Filipino, English | 1952 | |||
Leona Florentino | Foremost ilocano poetess, subtle satirist, and playwright. | Florentino Ancestral House, Vigan City | Filipino | April 19, 1959 | ||||
Leon C. Pichay | Writer and poet of Vigan. | Vigan City | Filipino | July 5, 1983 | ||||
Maria Gabriela Silang (1723 - 1763) [3] |
Santa | English | 1963 | |||||
Memorare | Site | Site | Commemorating the Battle of Tirad Pass. | del Pilar | Filipino | 2000 | ||
Mena Crisologo | First governor of Ilocos Sur | Vigan City | Filipino | July 5, 1983 | ||||
Pasong Diego-Gabriela Silang | Diego-Gabriela Silang Pass | Structure | Road | Santa | 1976 | |||
Pedro Bukaneg | Father of Ilocano literature | Vigan City | Filipino | July 5, 1983 | ||||
Simbahan ng Sta. Maria | Sta. Maria Church | Building | House of Worship | Originally built by Augustinians as the Chapel of Navarcan. | Sta. Maria | Filipino | September 26, 1982 | |
Site of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia | Building | House | Arzobispado, Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia in Vigan City | English | 1949 | |||
Syquia Mansion | Building | House | Syquia heritage house. | Syquia Ancestral House, Vigan City | English, Spanish | 1950;[4] 1951; February 2, 2002 |
La Union
Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Bacsil Bridge | San Fernando City | English | 1958 | |||||
Basilica of Our Lady of Charity | Parish church of La Union's oldest town. | Agoo | English | 1982 | ||||
The Battle of San Fernando | Crucial battle of allied forces against the Japanese. | San Fernando City | English | 1959 | ||||
Caba | Town where Diego Silang was born. | Caba | Filipino | June 24, 1979 | ||||
Camilo Osias | Writer, editor, and statistician | Balaoan | Filipino | March 17, 1898 | ||||
Camp Spencer | Named on honor of Private Grafton Spencer, AUS | Darigayos, Luna | English | 1958 | ||||
Church of San Fernando, La Union | Building | House of Worship | Chapel made of stone and thatch erected 1764. | San Fernando City | English | 1949 | ||
Diego Silang | Born in this town, started a revolt against the Spaniards. | Caba | English | 1963 | ||||
Elpidio Quirino | Former president of the Philippines. | Caba | Filipino | November 16, 1983 | ||||
Manuel E. Arguilla | Nabrebcan, Bauang | Filipino | August 25, 1983 | |||||
Ang Parola ng Poro Point | Poro Point Lighthouse | Structure | Lighthouse | First built in 1885. | San Fernando City | Filipino | January 28, 2008 | |
Pitugan | Where Manuel Roxas while escaping from the Japanese contacted the American Liberation Forces. | Pitugan | Filipino | 1958 |
Pangasinan
Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Bani | Town had 13 martyrs during the Spanish regime. | Bani | Filipino | March 17, 1979 | ||||
Church of Dagupan | Building | House of worship | At the facade of the old St. John Cathedral, Dagupan | 1939 | ||||
Church of Nuestra Señora de Manaoag | Building | House of Worship | Admiministered by the Dominicans since 1605. | Manaoag Church facade, Manaoag | English | 1937 | ||
Colegio de San Alberto Magno | College of San Alberto Magno | Site of the school constructed by the Dominicans in 1892. | Dagupan City (Currently in NHCP storage) | English | 1939 | |||
Daniel Maramba | Became part of the Katipunan | Sta. Barbara | Filipino | July 24, 1970 | ||||
Juan Cabreros Laya | Writer and educator. | San Manuel | Filipino | July 12, 1982 | ||||
Lingayen Beach | Site | Beach | Where General Lloyd Wheaton landed his troops on November 7, 1899, to cut of the retreat of General Emilio Aguinaldo. | Lingayen | English | 1948 | ||
Lungsod ng San Carlos | City of San Carlos | First town in Pangasinan, named after King Charles of Spain. | Parish Church, St. Dominic Plaza, San Carlos City | Filipino | September 25, 1988 | |||
Luzon Landing | Site/Events | Site | Site where General McArthur returned to the Philippines to liberate the commonwealth against the Japanese. | Blue Beach Site, Dagupan | English | 1949 | ||
Ang Paglunsad (1945) | Where Carlos P. Romulo landed in Lingayen in a mission, under McArthur, to liberate the Philippines. | Lingayen Beach, Lingayen | ||||||
Ramos House Lingayen, Pangasinan |
Building | House | Presidential Hotel, Lingayen | 1993 | ||||
Ramos House Lingayen, Pangasinan |
Building | House | Ramos Ancestral House, Lingayen | 1995 | ||||
Simbahan ng San Carlos | San Carlos City Church | Building | House of worship | Sto. Domingo Church, San Carlos City | August 8, 1989 |
See also
- List of historical markers in the Philippines
- List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in the Ilocos Region
References
Footnotes
- ↑ de la Torre, Visitacion (2006). The Ilocos Heritage. Tower Book House. ISBN 978-971-91030-9-7., p.237
- ↑ http://www.vigancity.gov.ph/news.asp?nid=54
- ↑ http://sanjosenyonggala.blogspot.com/2013/08/santa-town-with-long-name.html Santa : The Town with a Long Name
- ↑ http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=ME00095
Bibliography
- National Historical Institute (1993). Historical Markers: Regions I-IV and CAR. 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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- National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines
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