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Legazpi-Urdaneta Monument.
Located at the corner of Burgos and Bonifacio Drive, the statue was erected in memory of Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Augustinian Fr. Andres de Urdaneta.
The project for its construction began in 1891 when Governor-General Valeriano Weyler signed a decree creating a council to take charge of collection subscriptions for the monument. It was awarded to Agustin Querol as sculptor and Luis Maria Cabello as architect. The monument was finished in Spain and brought to the Philippines.
The timing was unfortunate, however, for it was already the end of Spanish rule. The statue was left in storage at the Customs Building in San Nicolas It was erected during the American period, survived World War II, and still stands today at its original site.
The marble pedestal is four-sided and topped by figures of Legazpi and Urdaneta. Ther conquestador is dressed in armor and carries the Spanish flag in his left hand while his extended right hand clutches a rolled-up document symbolizing the possession of the city. Urdaneta is dressed in his Augustinian habit with a crucifix in his raised right hand and a Bible on his left. On the side facing Bagumdayan Drive (now Burgos Drive) is a compass, rope and laurel wreath with the words URDANETA, MDLXVII (1568). The symbol represent Urdaneta’s role as the navigator of the Legazpi expedition.
Facing Intramuros are the coat of arms of Spain with the motto “NE PLUS ULTRA”; while facing the sea is the word LEGAZPI with the date MDCLXXII (1572), a crown and helmet with oak and palm leaves. The symbols represent Legazpi’s role as conquistador of the Philippines Facing Roxas Boulevard is a draped figure of a woman with a laurel wreath and a medallion with a cross at her breast. Her right arm is raised, index finger pointing upward. A slab before her bears the inscription XXIV JUNIO, MDLXXI (June 24, 1571), the date of the foundation of the City of Manila. The entire monument is fenced off with an iron railing.
From the book “Ciudad Murada, a Walk Through Historical Intramuros” by Jose Victor Z. Torres. A book that I highly recommend.
Tags: Legazpa-Urdaneta Monument Manila Philippines
Legazpi-Urdaneta Monument.
Located at the corner of Burgos and Bonifacio Drive, the statue was erected in memory of Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Augustinian Fr. Andres de Urdaneta.
The project for its construction began in 1891 when Governor-General Valeriano Weyler signed a decree creating a council to take charge of collection subscriptions for the monument. It was awarded to Agustin Querol as sculptor and Luis Maria Cabello as architect. The monument was finished in Spain and brought to the Philippines.
The timing was unfortunate, however, for it was already the end of Spanish rule. The statue was left in storage at the Customs Building in San Nicolas It was erected during the American period, survived World War II, and still stands today at its original site.
The marble pedestal is four-sided and topped by figures of Legazpi and Urdaneta. Ther conquestador is dressed in armor and carries the Spanish flag in his left hand while his extended right hand clutches a rolled-up document symbolizing the possession of the city. Urdaneta is dressed in his Augustinian habit with a crucifix in his raised right hand and a Bible on his left. On the side facing Bagumdayan Drive (now Burgos Drive) is a compass, rope and laurel wreath with the words URDANETA, MDLXVII (1568). The symbol represent Urdaneta’s role as the navigator of the Legazpi expedition.
Facing Intramuros are the coat of arms of Spain with the motto “NE PLUS ULTRA”; while facing the sea is the word LEGAZPI with the date MDCLXXII (1572), a crown and helmet with oak and palm leaves. The symbols represent Legazpi’s role as conquistador of the Philippines Facing Roxas Boulevard is a draped figure of a woman with a laurel wreath and a medallion with a cross at her breast. Her right arm is raised, index finger pointing upward. A slab before her bears the inscription XXIV JUNIO, MDLXXI (June 24, 1571), the date of the foundation of the City of Manila. The entire monument is fenced off with an iron railing.
From the book “Ciudad Murada, a Walk Through Historical Intramuros” by Jose Victor Z. Torres. A book that I highly recommend.
Tags: Legazpa-Urdaneta Monument Manila Philippines
Legazpi-Urdaneta Monument.
Located at the corner of Burgos and Bonifacio Drive, the statue was erected in memory of Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Augustinian Fr. Andres de Urdaneta.
The project for its construction began in 1891 when Governor-General Valeriano Weyler signed a decree creating a council to take charge of collection subscriptions for the monument. It was awarded to Agustin Querol as sculptor and Luis Maria Cabello as architect. The monument was finished in Spain and brought to the Philippines.
The timing was unfortunate, however, for it was already the end of Spanish rule. The statue was left in storage at the Customs Building in San Nicolas It was erected during the American period, survived World War II, and still stands today at its original site.
The marble pedestal is four-sided and topped by figures of Legazpi and Urdaneta. Ther conquestador is dressed in armor and carries the Spanish flag in his left hand while his extended right hand clutches a rolled-up document symbolizing the possession of the city. Urdaneta is dressed in his Augustinian habit with a crucifix in his raised right hand and a Bible on his left. On the side facing Bagumdayan Drive (now Burgos Drive) is a compass, rope and laurel wreath with the words URDANETA, MDLXVII (1568). The symbol represent Urdaneta’s role as the navigator of the Legazpi expedition.
Facing Intramuros are the coat of arms of Spain with the motto “NE PLUS ULTRA”; while facing the sea is the word LEGAZPI with the date MDCLXXII (1572), a crown and helmet with oak and palm leaves. The symbols represent Legazpi’s role as conquistador of the Philippines Facing Roxas Boulevard is a draped figure of a woman with a laurel wreath and a medallion with a cross at her breast. Her right arm is raised, index finger pointing upward. A slab before her bears the inscription XXIV JUNIO, MDLXXI (June 24, 1571), the date of the foundation of the City of Manila. The entire monument is fenced off with an iron railing.
From the book “Ciudad Murada, a Walk Through Historical Intramuros” by Jose Victor Z. Torres. A book that I highly recommend.
Tags: Legazpa-Urdaneta Monument Manila Philippines
Legazpi-Urdaneta Monument.
Located at the corner of Burgos and Bonifacio Drive, the statue was erected in memory of Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Augustinian Fr. Andres de Urdaneta.
The project for its construction began in 1891 when Governor-General Valeriano Weyler signed a decree creating a council to take charge of collection subscriptions for the monument. It was awarded to Agustin Querol as sculptor and Luis Maria Cabello as architect. The monument was finished in Spain and brought to the Philippines.
The timing was unfortunate, however, for it was already the end of Spanish rule. The statue was left in storage at the Customs Building in San Nicolas It was erected during the American period, survived World War II, and still stands today at its original site.
The marble pedestal is four-sided and topped by figures of Legazpi and Urdaneta. Ther conquestador is dressed in armor and carries the Spanish flag in his left hand while his extended right hand clutches a rolled-up document symbolizing the possession of the city. Urdaneta is dressed in his Augustinian habit with a crucifix in his raised right hand and a Bible on his left. On the side facing Bagumdayan Drive (now Burgos Drive) is a compass, rope and laurel wreath with the words URDANETA, MDLXVII (1568). The symbol represent Urdaneta’s role as the navigator of the Legazpi expedition.
Facing Intramuros are the coat of arms of Spain with the motto “NE PLUS ULTRA”; while facing the sea is the word LEGAZPI with the date MDCLXXII (1572), a crown and helmet with oak and palm leaves. The symbols represent Legazpi’s role as conquistador of the Philippines Facing Roxas Boulevard is a draped figure of a woman with a laurel wreath and a medallion with a cross at her breast. Her right arm is raised, index finger pointing upward. A slab before her bears the inscription XXIV JUNIO, MDLXXI (June 24, 1571), the date of the foundation of the City of Manila. The entire monument is fenced off with an iron railing.
From the book “Ciudad Murada, a Walk Through Historical Intramuros” by Jose Victor Z. Torres. A book that I highly recommend.
Tags: Legazpa-Urdaneta Monument Manila Philippines