Hidalgo Street Explained

Hidalgo Street
Former Names:	Calle San Sebastian Calle Crespo
Length Km:	0.8
Direction A:	West
Terminus A:	Gomez Street
Junction:	Villalobos Street Bautista Street Elizondo Street
Direction B:	East
Terminus B:	Bilibid Viejo Street and Plaza del Carmen
Location:	Manila, Philippines

Hidalgo Street (also F. R. Hidalgo Street or R. Hidalgo Street) is a street located in Quiapo in the old downtown of Manila, Philippines. It runs east–west through the center of the district linking two of the district's most popular landmarks, Quiapo Church and San Sebastian Church. It is divided by Quezon Boulevard into two sections: the western section is a pedestrian zone that forms the southern boundary of Plaza Miranda running parallel to Carriedo Street, while the eastern section is a two-lane street which leads to the San Sebastian Church. Formerly known during the Spanish colonial times in sections as Calle [''de''] San Sebastian and Calle Crespo,^{[1] [2]} respectively, it was renamed after the Filipino painter Félix Resurrección Hidalgo.^{[3] [4]} It was once considered “the most beautiful street in Manila.”

Among the historic structures along the Hidalgo Street area are:^{[5] [6]}

• Basilica Minore de San Sebastian
• Basilica Minore of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church)
• Ocampo Pagoda Mansion (Bilibid Viejo Street)
• Nakpil-Bautista House (Ariston Bautista Street), Masterpiece by Arcadio Arellano, Viennese Secession motifs, home of Julio Nakpil, musical composer of the Katipunan, and Gregoria de Jesus, organizer of the women's corps of the Katipunan.
• Boix House (beside Nakpil house), Beautiful 1890s house with Neo-Renaissance ornamentation.
• Paterno Mansion (Hidalgo Street), Large mansion with Neoclassical details.
• Enriquez Mansion (formerly on Hidalgo Street, transferred to Bagac, Bataan), 1890s house with Ionic columns. Praised by Maria Morilla Norton in the 1910s as "the most beautiful house in the islands." Became the site of the School of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines.
• Ocampo Mansion (Hidalgo Street), Home to Francisco Santiago, composer of the Ave Maria. Original site of the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music.
• Zamora House (Hidalgo Street), Residence of Manuel A. Zamora, inventor of 'tiki-tiki' for fighting beriberi, with a sequence of inner courtyards.
• Padilla House (Hidalgo Street)
• Don Jose Sulpicios Orpilla Mansion (Hidalgo Street)
• Genato House (Hidalgo Street, Bilibid Viejo), Home of Don Ramon Genato, a Spanish aristocrat whose son Vicente originally produced Chorizo de Bilbao/Chorizo Bilbao. The house, renowned for its ballroom, was once a gathering place for Manila’s high society during the 1880s to 1890s.^[7]

Schools

Located along the street are Manuel Luis Quezon University Manila Campus, and Nazarene Catholic School (formerly Quiapo Parochial School) Elementary and Secondary School buildings. Hidalgo also serves as entrance road towards Guzman College of Science and Technology on De Guzman Street.

To go to Santa Rita College and San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila, one has to access Hidalgo Street.

References

14.5981°N 120.9858°W

Notes and References

1. Francisco J.. de Gamoneda . Plano de Manila y sus Arrables . Map of Manila and its suburbs . 1898 . 1:10,000 . es. April 27, 2022 .
2. Map of the City of Manila and Vicinity. November 12, 1901. April 27, 2022. 1:11000. Office of Chief Engineers, Division of the Philippines.
3. Web site: What's in a name? . Alcazaren, Paulo . . January 31, 2004 . July 12, 2015.
4. Web site: 10 Random Facts About Manila That Will Blow Your Mind . Spot.PH . Batongbakal, Luisito E. . February 18, 2016 . June 18, 2016.
5. Web site: Explore Manila! (The Romance of Quiapo). July 11, 2020. Marc7Travels. February 15, 2017. Marc. del Rosario.
6. Web site: Revitalize Hidalgo HUQ into vital community assets. July 11, 2020. January 23, 2019. Yumang. Ronnie. .
7. Descendants of the Genato Family (Victor Genato Lorenzo, Jocelyn Lorenzo-Dekker, Jose Lorenzo, Jonathan Lorenzo). Retrieved July 11, 2020.