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ECJ BUILDING (FORMERLY CASA NUEVA, THE AUGUSTINIAN PROVINCIAL HOUSE)
The ECJ Building is a five-storey building located at Calle Real inside the Walled City of Old Manila- Intramuros adjacent to the San Agustin Convent and Puerta Sta. Lucia. The site was the former Augustinian Provincial House named "Casa Nueva" connected by a covered walkway to the Augustinian cathedral (San Agustin Church) and convent across the street. Casa Nueva was destroyed by fire om 1932, and a new structure was built for Adamson University. Unfortunately, after the Liberation of Manila, the building was destroyed and remained as empty lot until a replica of Casa Nueva was built on the 80s as ECJ Building.
Date Taken: August 21, 2018
Medium: My Phone MY33
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Reference:
ECJ CONDOMINIUM INC. (2013). Retrieved June 24, 2020, from ecj-condominium.com.ph/index.php
The site of Intramuros was originally a large Malayan-Islamic settlement named "Maynilad", ruled by three chieftains Rajah Sulayman, Lakan Dula and Rajah Matanda. The name came from "may nilad", "nilad" being a water plant whose star-shaped flowers clustered in abundance along the low-lying riverbanks. The strategic location of Maynilad, being on the Pasig River and the Manila Bay, made it an ideal location for indigenous Tagalog tribes to trade with other Asian civilizations, including Chinese and Islamic merchants who had come from China, Borneo and Indonesia. Maynilad was also the seat of power for native chiefs who ruled the area before Europeans first arrived in Luzon.
In 1564, conquistadors led by Miguel López de Legazpi sailed from New Spain (Mexico) and arrived on the island of Cebu in February 13, 1565. There they established the first Spanish colony in the archipelago. Having heard of rich resources of Manila by local natives, López de Legazpi dispatched two of his Lieutenant-commanders, Martín de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo to explore the northern regions of the Visayas.
In 1570, the Spaniards arrived in the island of Luzon. After quarrels had erupted between the Islamic natives and the Spaniards; Goiti and López de Legazpi's soldiers waged war on the people, before they were able to take control and establish a permanent settlement in the area. In 1571 after the natives were defeated in battle, López de Legazpi made a peace pact with Rajah Sulayman, Rajah Lakandula and Rajah Matanda; who, in return, handed over Manila to the Spaniards.
Citing the rich resources and location of Manila; López de Legazpi declared the area as the new capital of the Spanish colony in the Philippines on June 24, 1571. The King of Spain, delighted at the new conquest achieved by López de Legazpi and his men, awarded the city a coat of arms and declaring it Ciudad Insigne y Siempre Leal ("Distinguished and ever loyal city").
The planning of the city of Manila was commenced by López de Legazpi who had become the first Governor general on the islands. He established forts, roads, churches and schools. The plans for Intramuros were based on King Philip II's Royal Ordinance issued on July 3, 1573 in San Lorenzo, Spain. It's design was based upon a medieval castle structure and covered 64 hectares of land, surrounded by 8 metre thick stones and high walls that rise 22 metres.
Intramuros was completed in 1606 and it served as the center of political, military and religious power of the Spaniards during the time that the Philippines was a colony of Spain. Inside Intramuros; there are several Roman Catholic churches, like the Manila Cathedral and the San Agustin Church, convents and church-run schools, such as the Universidad de Santo Tomás, the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, which were usually being run by religious orders such as the Dominicans, Augustinians, Franciscans and Jesuits. The Governor's Palace, the official residence of the Spanish Viceroyalties to the Philippines was originally in Intramuros before it was officially moved to Malacañang Palace and Fort Santiago. Only Spaniards and Mestizos were allowed to take part on political issues and take residence inside the walled city, Christian natives and Chinese were also allowed inside, but Spanish officials prevented them living there. The vast majority of the natives and Chinese residents lived outside the walled city.
This is the location of the current office of the Archdiocese of Manila.
ABOUT PALACIO ARZOBISPAL
The Palacio Arzobispal or the Archbishop's Palace is located beside the San Ignacio Church Complex (or simply the Jesuit Complex) in the Walled City of Old Manila. The property was acquired by Archbishop Miguel de Poblete (1653-1667) for use as a residence. Then, it housed the offices of the Archbishop of Manila and the Catholic Church in the Philippines. Palacio Arzobispal underwent major repairs after damage from earthquakes. However, it was destroyed in 1944 during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines. The present building was constructed in the 1980s for the offices of the Arzobispado de Manila (Archdiocese of Manila).
Medium: Canon EOS4000D
Date Taken: December 3, 2022
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Intramuros is the oldest district and historic core of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Known as the Walled City, the original fortified city of Manila was the seat of the Spanish government during the Spanish colonial period. The walled part of Manila was called intramuros, which is Latin for "within the walls"; districts beyond the walls were referred as the extramuros of Manila, meaning "outside the walls"
The Manila Hotel which opened in 1912 and extensively remodeled in the 1970s is a Philippine landmark, home to high society and to political intrigue, and often a scene of historic events.
1898- Judge William Howard Taft issued of the first decrees of the Second Philippine Commission, to create an urban plan for the Manila. Architect and city planner Daniel Hudson Burnham drafted a wide and long tree-lined boulevard that would begin at the park and at the spit’s end of the bay, a boulevard that would be dominated on one end by a hotel.
1908- William Parsons was appointed to continue where Burnham left off. He supervised the design and construction of Manila Hotel and was completed four years later. Soon, a magnificent, white, green-tile-roofed California Missionary-styled edifice emerged housing 149 spacious and high-ceilinged rooms. Since then, it is a hotel that commands the best westward view of Manila’s fabled sunset, the fortress of Corregidor, the poignant ruins of the medieval fortress that was Intramuros, and the palm-lined promenades of Luneta Park.
Old Spanish City, Manila, Luzon, Philippines. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
This is a particular street scene inside the Walled City of Old Manila where tourists roam around and take pictures of the historical sites at Intramuros.
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On June 24, 1571, the first Governor General of the Philippines Miguel Lopez de Legazpi reestablished the former Islamic Kingdom of Maynilad into Spanish City of Manila at the site of today's Fort Santiago at the bank of the Pasig River. Then over the years, the city (known as "Insigne y Ciempre Leal Ciudad/The Noble and Everlasting Loyal City") is surrounded by walls. That makes up the original Manila. Intramuros is one of the districts in Manila that the Spanish influence is still evident.
Medium: Canon EOS 4000D
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Reference:
Caparas, K. (2013, August 1). Intramuros: The Historic Past Inside the Walled City. Retrieved from Vigattintourism: www.vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/Intramuros-The-H...
Construction of the defensive walls was started by the Spaniards in the late 16th century to protect the city from foreign invasions. The 0.67-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) walled city was originally located along the shores of the Manila Bay, south of the entrance to Pasig River. The reclamations during the early 20th-century obscured the walls from the bay. Guarding the old city is Fort Santiago, its citadel located at the mouth of the river.
When I visited Intramuros for the first time (in full-blown mode), I was really mesmerized by its beauty and elegance. Then, I was able to visit specific places that I wrote (in mind) on my bucket list.
This photo was taken in front of Ayuntamiento De Manila (and coincidentally, there is a calesa roaming around the streets of the old walled city.
Medium: Canon Powershot A3000IS
Date Taken: March 13, 2016
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Lourdes Church, Recoletos Church, Manila City Hall, Legislative Building.
Liberation Of Manila, Philippines
Photographer: Carl Mydans
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Pictured here by www.rickyleestjohn.com we can see some string puppet souveniers for sale by a vendor here at Intramuros in Manila.
On these stitched images, each is actually made up of many photos combined to make one wider view image. If you look closely at a larger size, you can see where the images didn't quite align. Good overall depiction of the place, though.
Intramuros, an old Spanish town , retained much of its old ambiance through the preservation of Spanish architecture, old churches and cobble stone streets.
I took this picture Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 during a walk in and west of the Old Walled Spanish city of Intramuros. This truly is a beautiful place.
Anda Monument, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, August, 23, 2012
A marble monument built in 1871 to commemorate Simon de Anda y Salazar the 41st Spanish governor-general of the Philippines. The monument is currently located in the Anda Circle at the intersection of Bonifacio Drive and Andres Soriano Jr. Street outside the walls just west of Intramuros.