The Colon Street is the oldest street in the Philippines. In Cebuano it is known as Dalang Colon while in Tagalog it is known as Daang Colon. It is also known as Parian. It was developed by the Spanish who arrived in Cebu in 1565 headed by Conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi with their ships [...]
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Friday, November 19th, 2010Casa Gorordo Museum
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010The Casa Gorordo Museum before it was built to a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value was a simple house built by Alejandro Reynes Y Rosales in the 19th. It was bought by a Spanish merchant in 1863 by the name of Juan Isidro de Gorordo, thus the [...]
Lapu-Lapu Monument (Mactan Shrine)
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Lapu-Lapu Monument depicts the hero himself Lapu-Lapu holding a shield in one hand and kampilan sword on the other hand. It’s a 20-meter bronze statue inside Mactan Shrine in Punta Engaño, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines. It is built in front of Magellan Marker and in honor of Datu Lapu-Lapu who was a native chieftain of [...]
Fort San Pedro, Cebu City
Friday, October 16th, 2009Cebu City is regarded as the oldest city in the Philippines and where the first Spanish settlement took place. The city is rich in historical places attraction that are being preserved and served as the monument of the city’s turbulent past. Fort San Pedro situated in Cebu City’s pier area is one of the city’s [...]
