Urdaneta Park Landmark Monument Explained

Urdaneta Park Landmark Monument
Location:Fray Andres de Urdaneta Park, Urdaneta, Pangasinan
Type:Memorial
Height:3.66m (12.01feet)[1]
Open:2009
Dedicated To:Andrés de Urdaneta
Coordinates:16.0039°N 120.5762°W

The Urdaneta Park Landmark Monument[2] is a memorial in the city of Urdaneta in Pangasinan, Philippines. It is dedicated to Spanish maritime explorer, Andrés de Urdaneta who is also the namesake of the city. It is the centerpiece of the Fray Andres de Urdaneta Park which is situated in front of the Urdaneta City Hall in Barangay Anonas.[3]

Sculptors Napoleon Abueva and Abdulmari Imao, landscape artist Ildefonso Santos and writer Alejandro Roces where involved in the creation of the monument. All four are already recognized as National Artists of the Philippines at the time of the monument's conception. Ben Cabrera also contributed a mural for the Urdaneta Park.[4] The monument was unveiled in 2009.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: PGMA presented scale models of Urdaneta monument, ship . October 14, 2020 . archives.pia.gov.ph . Philippine Information Agency . October 10, 2008.
  2. News: Roces, Alejandro. Alejandro Roces . Landmark Urdaneta Monument Park . October 14, 2020 . The Philippine Star . April 18, 2009.
  3. Web site: Fray Andres De Urdaneta Park . Urdaneta . Urdaneta City Government . October 14, 2020 . en.
  4. News: Fray Urdaneta's monument: A culmination of rediscovery and birth . October 14, 2020 . ABS-CBN News . December 26, 2008 . en.