List of historical markers of the Philippines in the Negros Island Region
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This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in the Negros Island 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.
This article lists one hundred and sixty-two (62) markers from the Negros Island Region, including one (1) that is part of the Quincentennial historical markers series.
Negros Occidental
editThis article lists forty-eight (48) markers from the Province of Negros Occidental.
| Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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| Alejandro Amechazurra Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | July 29, 2006 | ||||
| Amelia Hilado Flores Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | ||||
| Angel Araneta Ledesma Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Rizal St., Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | ||||
| Benita Jara Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Rizal St., Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | 
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| Bernardino-Ysabela Jalandoni Ancestral House | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | 1993 | 
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| Binalbagan | Town established by the Spaniards on May 15, 1572. Site of the first parish in Negros. | Binalbagan | Filipino | May 15, 1972 | ||||
| Cathedral of Bacolod | Cornerstone laid in 1876. Inaugurated on January 20, 1882. | Bacolod City | English | 1936 | ||||
| Cathedral of Bacolod | Cornerstone laid April 27, 1876. Msgr. Casimiro M. Lladoc, D.D. served as first bishop from 1933-1951. | Bacolod City | English | 1952 | 
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| Central Azucarera de La Carlota | One of the first sugar central in the Philippines. Established in the Hacienda Esperanza in 1916. | CADP Co. Corp. Grounds, La Carlota City | Filipino | September 22, 2003 | ||||
| Cesar Lacson Locsin Heritage House | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | 1995 | 
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| Claudio Hilado Akol Heritage House [2] | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | |||||
| Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital | Established in 1925 as Occidental Negros Provincial Hospital. | Bacolod City | Filipino | May 30, 2012[3] | 
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| Delfin Ledesma Ledesma Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | ||||
| Digna Locsin Consing Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English |
November 5, 2015 [1] |
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| Dionisio Magbuelas "Papa Isio" | Religious leader that became a revolutionary against the Spanish and American colonialists. | Isabela | Filipino | November 2009[4] | ||||
| Generoso Reyes Gamboa Ancestral | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Zamora St. cor. Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay City | English | November 5, 2015[5] | 
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| German Lacson Gaston Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | ||||
| German Locsin Unson Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | 
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| Gusali ng Mababang Paaralan ng Rizal | Rizal Elementary School Building | Oldest school building in Negros Occidental. Built in 1907 for the Rizal Institute. | Bacolod City | Filipino | 1990 | 
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| Infante Heritage House | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Hacienda Guadalupe, La Carlota | English | December 12, 2001 | ||
| Ishiwata Bath House | Designed by Kokichi Paul Ishiwata as part of the Mambukal Resort. Built in 1927. | Mambukal Mountain Resort, Murcia | Filipino | April 29, 2006 | 
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| Jorge B. Vargas
(1890-1980) |
Became one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. | Bago City | Filipino | August 24, 1987 | ||||
| Jose Benedicto Gamboa Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Gomez cor Zamora St., Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | 
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| Jose Corteza Locsin Heritage House | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | 1995 | 
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| Jose "Pitong" Ledesma Heritage House | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | July 29, 2006 | 
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| Juan Anacleto Araneta (1852-1954) | Revolutionary leader who established the Republic of Negros and the liberator of Negros. | Balay ni Tan Juan, Bago City | Filipino | September 27, 1968 | 
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| Juan Torres Araneta[6] | Bago City | |||||||
| Kapitan Marciano Lacson Heritage House[7] | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | July 29, 2006 | 
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| Kapitolyo ng Negros Occidental | Negros Occidental Capitol | Building | Government Center | Building constructed from 1927-1933. Was first housed in the old house of Jose Ruiz de Luzurriaga. | Bacolod City | English | November 5, 2004 | 
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| La Granja Agricola | The Agricultural Farm | Established on November 15, 1881. Became La Granja Agricultural Research and Development Center. | La Granja Agricultural Research and Extension Center, La Carlota - La Castellana Rd., La Carlota City | Filipino | April 22, 2003 | |||
| Manuel de la Rama Locsin Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | 1995 | 
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| Manuel Severino Hofileña Heritage House | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | 1995 |
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| Marciano Araneta y Soriano[6] | Revolutionary leader, one of the ones who established a cantonal government in Negros. | La Carlota Municipal Building, La Carlota | Filipino | March 25, 1993 | ||||
| Maria Ledesma Golez Ancestral House | Declared a Heritage House in 1993. | Rizal Street cor. Burgos Street, Silay | English | 1995 | 
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| Muscovado Sugar Mills | Built in 1910 by the families of Ledesma and Locsin of La Carlota. | La Carlota | Filipino | September 5, 2003 | ||||
| Negros Occidental High School | Known as the oldest public high school in the province. Established as Instituto Rizal in 1902. | Bacolod City | Filipino | April 19, 2002 | 
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| Pagdaong sa Pulupandan | Landing at Pulupandan | Commemorating the arrival of American forces, March 29, 1945 | Pulupandan | Filipino | 2006[8] | |||
| Ang Pambansang Palatandaang Aniceto Lacson[6] | The Aniceto Lacson National Monument | Built by Aniceto L. Lacson as part of Hacienda Matab-ang. Became the leader of the revolutionary forces in Negros. | Talisay | Filipino | July 26, 2003 | |||
| Pascual V. Ledesma
(1843-1917) |
Revolutionary leader. One of the founders of the Nacionalista Party. | Himamaylan | Filipino | May 17, 1993 | ||||
| Pook ng Pagsuko ng mga Puwersang Espanyol sa Negros Occidental | Site Where the Spanish Forces Surrendered in Negros Occidental | Old site of the house of Don Jose Luiz Luzurriaga, where Aniceto Lacson and Juan Araneta accepted the surrender of the Spaniards. | Bacolod City | Filipino | 2007 | 
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| Republica de Negros | Short-lived revolutionary republic carved after the end of Spanish rule in Negros. | Bago City | English | 1952 | 
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| Severino Building | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Rizal St., Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | ||||
| The Signing of the Terms of Capitulation | Site where the Spaniards ended their rule in Negros. Aniceto Lacson, Juan Araneta, Jose Montilla, and Simeon Lizares accepted the terms. | Luzurriaga Residence, Bacolod City | English | |||||
| Ang Simbahan ng La Carlota | The Church of La Carlota | Building | House of Worship | Started as a chapel in 1870 built out of bamboo and cogon. Current church was finished in 1877. | La Carlota | Filipino | December 12, 2001 | .jpg)
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| Soledad and Maria Montelibano Lacson Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Rizal St., Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | ||||
| Teodoro Morada Ancestral House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | 4 Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay City | English | November 5, 2015 [1] | ||||
| Vicente Conlu Montelibano Ancestral House | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | 1995 | 
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| Victor Fernandez Gaston Ancestral House | Building | House | Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP. | Silay City | English | 1994 | 
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Negros Oriental
editThis article lists twelve (12) markers from the Province of Negros Oriental.
| Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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| Diego de la Viña[9] | Revolutionary leader and merchant. Helped liberate towns of northern Negros and Dumaguete. | Guihulngan City | Filipino | 2008 | ||||
| Negros Oriental State University[10] | Established in 1907 as a class of woodwork within Negros Oriental Provincial High School. Became a university in 2004. | Dumaguete City | Filipino | February 14, 2014 | 
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| Jose Rizal sa Dumaguete | José Rizal in Dumaguete | Site | Monument | Site where José Rizal stayed for a while after his exile in Dapitan. He was with Josephine Bracken, his sister Narcisa, among others. | Dumaguete City | Filipino | February 7, 2012 | 
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| Kapitolyo ng Negros Oriental | Negros Oriental Capitol | Buildings/ Structures | Capitol Building | Constructed under Architect Tomás Mapúa, 1923-1924. | Dumaguete City | Filipino | May 17, 2024 | |
| Panilongon (Negros)
Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas |
Panilongon (Negros)
Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines |
Noted by Francisco Albo, one of the pilots of the expedition that this place was rich in gold and ginger. | Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete | Filipino | May 4, 2021[11] | .jpg)
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| Pantaleon Villegas "Leon Kilat" (1873-1898) |
Personage | Monument | Became part of the revolutionary cause while in Manila and was tasked by Aguinaldo to expand the revolution in Cebu. | Bacong | Filipino | 2000 | .jpg)
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| Silliman University | Building | School | The first American and Protestant school in the Philippines and in Asia. | Dumaguete City | English | 1966 | 
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| Silliman University | Buildings/ Structures | Building, Declaration marker | University was declared as a National Historical Landmark. | Dumaguete City | Filipino | September 23, 2022[12] | 
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| Simbahan ng Dauin | Church of Dauin | Buildings/ Structures | House of worship | Established by the seculars. Current stone façade built from 1857 to 1864. | Dauin Church façade, Dauin | Filipino | August 29, 2019 | 
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| Simbahan ng Zamboanguita | Church of Zamboanguita | Buildings/ Structures | House of worship | Established by Augustinian Recollects as a visita of Dauin, 1850. | Zamboanguita Church façade, Zamboanguita | Filipino | August 29, 2019 | 
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| Ang Pagdaong ng USS Crevalle | The Landing of the USS Crevalle | Sites/ Events | Site | Site of the landing of US Submarine USS Crevalle on May 11, 1944. | Basay | Filipino | September 21, 2022 | |
| Ang Pagsuko ng mga Puwersang Hapones sa Negros Oriental | The Surrender of Japanese Forces in Negros Oriental | Structure | Monument | Commemorating the site where Japanese forces under Col. Satoshi Oie surrendered to the American forces under Col. F. Wilson. | Guinsuan Bridge, Km. 26 National Highway, Brgy. Basak, Zamboanguita | Filipino | September 22, 2007 | |
| Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres | Structure | Monument | Commemorating the arrival of Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres to Dumaguete. | Dumaguete City | Filipino | October 28, 2004 | 
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Siquijor
editThis article lists two (2) markers from the Province of Siquijor
| Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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| Simbahan ng Lazi | Lazi Church | Building | House of Worship | Parish established by the Recollects in 1857. Has one of the largest convents in the Philippines. | Lazi | Filipino | May 19, 1984 | 
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| Simbahan ng Siquijor | Church of Siquijor | Established under the patronage of Saint Francis de Assisi, February 1, 1783. | Siquijor | Filipino | May 19, 1984 | 
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References
editFootnotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k NHCP UNVEILS THE HISTORICAL MARKERS FOR SILAY HERITAGE HOUSES "NHCP unveils the historical markers for Silay heritage houses - National Historical Commission of the Philippines". Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Claudio Hilado Akol Heritage House (Ruins) - NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES". NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ MISCO-IHOMP. "About Us". clmmrh.doh.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "Aklasan Ng Charismatic Pinoys: 1887 Sa Negros". www.elaput.org. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- ^ "National Historical Commission of the Phil. Annual Report 2015_v1.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ^ a b c "The Araneta Family and the Philippine Revolution". Facebook. Facebook. July 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ http://www.ambot-ah.com/silay-city-heritage-tour-april-2008/ Silay City Heritage Tour | April 2008
- ^ "Pulupandan". www.viajenegrense.info. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ Divinagracia, Dinggol a. ""Ang Pungsod Ilonggo" Newsletter of the Ilonggo Nation Global Federation". Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ "News & Updates | NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES | Page 3". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ "Dumaguete City's quincentennial marker". Manila Times. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ https://philhistoricsites.nhcp.gov.ph/registry_database/silliman-university-declaration-marker/
Bibliography
edit- 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