San Pablo Heritage zone explained

San Pablo Heritage Zone
Native Name:	Sonang pamana ng San Pablo
Native Language:	tl
Architect:	various
Architecture:	Spanish colonial era in the Philippines, American colonial era in the Philippines, post war, Art deco, Beaux-Arts
Governing Body:	Local government of the City of San Pablo, National Historical Commission of the Philippines

San Pablo Heritage zone or The city of San Pablo Heritage zone (tl|Sonang pamana ng San Pablo), is a location in San Pablo city, Laguna containing built structures from the Spanish and American colonial era, historical monuments and objects of historical and cultural significance.

Background

San Pablo city is one of the oldest documented settlements in the Philippines. In 1586, Captain Juan de Salcedo arrived in the village of Sampaloc, an upland community of Tagalog and Aeta.^[1]

Geographically, the city is the heart of the Laguna Volcanic Field, which explains the abundance of unique geological structures such as the crater lakes, hills and others.^[2]

Politically and economically, San Pablo is one of the most prosperous cities in the country in the early 20th century, owing to its main produce of coconuts.^[3] It is also the first city in the province of Laguna as established by Commonwealth Act no. 520.^[4]

The city is also home to the see of the Roman Catholic Bishop of San Pablo, a diocese which oversees catholic churches in the province of Laguna.^[5]

As expressed in City Ordinance (CO) 2018–53 by the local government of San Pablo city, the San Pablo Heritage zone was established to preserve and enshrine the legacy and history of the city.^[6]

Boundaries

The area covers the:

• The core zone^[7]
  • Bounded on the North by the San Pablo Cathedral at the corner of T. Azucena and Magcase Sts.
  • M. Paulino St. to the railroad track intersection of Colago Avenue and Rizal Avenue
  • 700 meter stretch of the city's main thoroughfare- Rizal avenue to the railroad track intersection of Colago Avenue and Rizal Avenue
• Historical sites identified included City Ordinance (CO) 2018-53 outside the core zone
• Buffer zones as defined by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines

Structures included

Listed below are structures included in the heritage zone.

!Image !Name of structure !Location !Description !Year completed !Notes

	San Pablo Old Capitol building	14.0746 ° N, 121.3249° E	Designed by Arch. Antonio Toledo in the Neoclassical style, this American colonial era structure was the seat of municipal power. Currently houses the Museo de San Pablo.	1940	^[8]
		14° 04.187N 121° 19.591E	Seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of San Pablo, which encompasses all of Laguna Province.	1721	^[9]
	DepEd Library Hub (Old CFI Building/ Casa Real)	14.07041, 121.32588	Was once the site of the Casa Real. Now contains a library.	1950s	^[10]
		14° 04′ 16.72″ N, 121° 19′ 20.93″ E	Built by spouses Eusebia Fule and Potenciano Malvar, the first appointed mayor	1915	^[11]
	Doña Prudencia Fule Ancestral House	14.0678,12129574	An expansive bahay na bato of Doña Prudencia Fule, a local benefactress.	1845	^[12]
	Prudencia Fule Memorial Elementary School	14,06820, 121,29574	Site of the an American colonial era schoolhouse known as a Gabaldon. Land donated and named after Doña Prudencia Fule.	1930s	^[13]
	San Pablo Railway station	14.0689 ° N, 121.3213° E	American colonial era railway station instrumental to the transport of coconuts, the city's major cash crop	1911	^[14]
	San Pablo Municipal Cemetery	14.06301, 121.32306	Completed in 1937, the cemetery serves as the final resting place for locals and prominent San Pableños	1937	^[15]
	San Pablo Red Cross/ Puericulture centerFormer site of the Escuela Pia	14.06988, 121.32570	Site of the Escuela Pia, the first school in the city established in the Spanish era. Now occupied by the Red cross and Puericulture center	1953	^[16]
		14.0713 ° N, 121.3230° E	Formerly known as the San Pablo Intermediate School. Contains a multitude of American colonial era schoolhouse known as Gabaldons.	1910s	^[17]
	San Diego Elementary School	14.09197, 121.35507	Formerly known as Balintawak Elementary school, the site contains the American colonial era schoolhouse known as the Gabaldon.	American colonial era	^[18]
	Don Alfonso Farcon Residence	14.0701, 121.3266	Built in the American colonial style, it is the home of Don Alfonso Farcon, first municipal president of San Pablo	1950s	^[19]
		14.0662339, 121.3221727	One of the oldest American companies in the city processing coconuts	1947	^[20]
	San Pablo Telegraph building	14.0702, 121.3258	The city's telegraph office	1960s	^[21]
	San Pablo Fire department building	14.07045, 121.32586	The city's fire department building	1930s	^[22]
	Hagdang bato at Sampaloc lake	14.0744 ° N, 121.3263° E		1915	^[23]
	San Pablo Plaza	14.07032, 121.29574	The city's main public square, where the Brothers Juan and Epitacio Belen, Spanish era martyrs were drawn and quartered. Contains a statue of Dr. Jose Rizal- one of the oldest monuments to the hero in Laguna, a historic fountain and the historic marker for the city of San Pablo	late 1910s	^[24]
	Doña Leonila Park	14.0784° N, 121.3255 ° E	A public park named after Doña Leonila Garcia, 8th First Lady of the Republic of the Philippines	late 1960s
	Dambana ng kagitingan	14.0784 ° N, 121.3255° E	Monument to the WWII veterans of San Pablo City	1972	^[25]
	Gat. Andres Bonifacio Shrine	14°18'44"N 121°6'0"E		1997	^[26]
	Trese Martires Monument	14°18'44"N 121°6'0"E	Monument to the Thirteen martyrs of Cavite, collaborators of the KKK		^[27]
	Apolinario Mabini monument	14.0709 ° N, 121.3237° E	Monument to Apolinario Mabini, the sublime paralytic	1950s	^[28]
	Pinaglabanan Shrine	14.09197, 121.35508	Memorial site of the first Filipino-American uprising in the city against the invading Japanese Imperial Army.	1997	^[29]
	Guerilla Shrine	14.1141° N, 121.3003° E	Memorial site of the Battle of Mt. Kalisungan, the last Filipino – American uprising in the City of San Pablo against the Japanese Imperial Army	2000	^[30]
	Lina Building	14.0711 ° N, 121.3234° E	Site of the Spanish-era Controlled Merchandize Building, now a commercial building	postwar	^[31]
	Century old Mango tree	14.0698, 121.3258	A city landmark and largest tree in the main plaza area	ca. 1899	^[32]

Heritage markers

Listed below are heritage markers in the city of San Pablo as installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and its predecessors, the Philippine Historical Committee and the National Historical Institute.

!Image !Name of marker!Location !Year installed !Notes

	Lunsod ng San Pablo	San Pablo Plaza 14.07032, 121.29574	1954	^[33]
	Katedral ng San Pablo	14° 04.187N, 121° 19.591E	1986	^[34]
	Mansiyong Fule Malvar	14° 04′ 16.72″ N, 121° 19′ 20.93″ E	1991	^[35]
	Villa Escudero	13° 59′ 42.48″ N, 121° 20′ 31.53″ E	1984	^[36]

Notes

1. Web site: Conservation Principles and Guidelines for the San Pablo heritage zone .
2. Web site: San Pablo Volcanic field .
3. Web site: Bureau of Public Works 1913 .
4. Web site: Commonwealth act 520 .
5. Web site: Website of the diocese of San Pablo .
6. Web site: City ordinance number 2018-53 .
7. Web site: San Pablo Heritage zone core zone .
8. Web site: San Pablo Old Capitol Building Heritage zone inventory cultural Mapping Forms .
9. Web site: San Pablo cathedral cultural mapping form .
10. Web site: DepEd Library hub cultural mapping form .
11. Web site: Fule Malvar Mansion cultural mapping form .
12. Web site: Fule mansion cultural mapping form .
13. Web site: Prudencia fule elementary school cultural mapping form .
14. Web site: San Pablo Railway station cultural mapping form .
15. Web site: San Pablo Municipal cemetery cultural mapping form .
16. Web site: Escuela Pia cultural mapping form .
17. Web site: San Pablo central school cultural mapping form .
18. Web site: San Diego Elementary school cultural mapping form .
19. Web site: Farcon residence cultural mapping form .
20. Web site: cultural mapping form franklin baker company .
21. Web site: San Pablo Telegrafia building .
22. Web site: Fire department cultural mapping form .
23. Web site: Hagdang bato cultural mapping form .
24. Web site: San Pablo Plaza cultural mapping form .
25. Web site: Dambana ng Kagitingan cultural mapping form .
26. Web site: Andres Bonifacio shrine cultural mapping form .
27. Web site: Trece martires monument cultural mapping form .
28. Web site: Apolinario Mabini Shrine cultural mapping form .
29. Web site: Pinaglabanan Shrine cultural mapping form .
30. Web site: Guerilla Shrine cultural mapping form .
31. Web site: Lina building cultural mapping form .
32. Web site: Century old mango tree cultural mapping form .
33. Web site: Philippine Historical Committee marker for san pablo .
34. Web site: san pablo cathedral nhcp .
35. Web site: Mansiyong fule malvar nhcp .
36. Web site: Villa Escudero nhcp .

References

1. Web site: Conservation Principles and Guidelines for the San Pablo heritage zone .
2. Web site: San Pablo Volcanic field .
3. Web site: Bureau of Public Works 1913 .
4. Web site: Commonwealth act 520 .
5. Web site: Website of the diocese of San Pablo .
6. Web site: City ordinance number 2018-53 .
7. Web site: San Pablo Heritage zone core zone .
8. Web site: San Pablo Old Capitol Building Heritage zone inventory cultural Mapping Forms .
9. Web site: San Pablo cathedral cultural mapping form .
10. Web site: DepEd Library hub cultural mapping form .
11. Web site: Fule Malvar Mansion cultural mapping form .
12. Web site: Fule mansion cultural mapping form .
13. Web site: Prudencia fule elementary school cultural mapping form .
14. Web site: San Pablo Railway station cultural mapping form .
15. Web site: San Pablo Municipal cemetery cultural mapping form .
16. Web site: Escuela Pia cultural mapping form .
17. Web site: San Pablo central school cultural mapping form .
18. Web site: San Diego Elementary school cultural mapping form .
19. Web site: Farcon residence cultural mapping form .
20. Web site: cultural mapping form franklin baker company .
21. Web site: San Pablo Telegrafia building .
22. Web site: Fire department cultural mapping form .
23. Web site: Hagdang bato cultural mapping form .
24. Web site: San Pablo Plaza cultural mapping form .
25. Web site: Dambana ng Kagitingan cultural mapping form .
26. Web site: Andres Bonifacio shrine cultural mapping form .
27. Web site: Trece martires monument cultural mapping form .
28. Web site: Apolinario Mabini Shrine cultural mapping form .
29. Web site: Pinaglabanan Shrine cultural mapping form .
30. Web site: Guerilla Shrine cultural mapping form .
31. Web site: Lina building cultural mapping form .
32. Web site: Century old mango tree cultural mapping form .
33. Web site: Philippine Historical Committee marker for san pablo .
34. Web site: san pablo cathedral nhcp .
35. Web site: Mansiyong fule malvar nhcp .
36. Web site: Villa Escudero nhcp .

External links

• • San Pablo Heritage zone on San Pablo City official website