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| Emilio Aguinaldo Museum and Shrine, Freedom Park |
June
12, is the Philippine Independence Day or Freedom Day. In Filipino, it is
called, “Araw ng Kalayaan”. The entire nation celebrates one of the most
important dates in the Philippine history - commemorating the Philippine
Declaration of Independence from Spanish colonization over 100 years ago.
Let's
visit the spot where the Philippines’ freedom began.
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| Emilio Aguinaldo Museum and Shrine |
The
place where the first President of the Philippines was born is also the
birthplace of the Philippine Independence. It is known as the Aguinaldo Mansion
located in Kawit Cavite. It is the exact location where, for the first time,
the Philippine flag was officially hoisted and the Philippine National March
was played in public on June 12, 1989.
By the
virtue of the Republic Act No. 4039, the house was declared a national shrine,
in 1964.
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| Emilio Aguinaldo’s monument |
Currently,
the Aguinaldo Mansion is under the care of the National Historical Commission.
The mansion turned museum & national shrine, houses the 4 galleries of
major collections from the past: (1) Aguinaldo's early year up to the
Katipunan; (2) the Revolution and the Declaration of Independence; (3) the Road
to the First Republic; and (4) Filipino - American War (source).
Here's
the quick look at Philippine history.
In
1521, Philippine was discovered by the European explorer, Ferdinand Magellan
and claimed the island for Spain, however, he has been killed in the Battle of
Mactan. In 1542, Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, during his
expedition named the 2 islands of Leyte and Samar, "Las Islas Filipinas" in honor of
King Phillip lI of Spain. Eventually, the names referred to cover the
entire archipelago.
The
Philippines has been a colony of Spain for more than 300 years and ended with
the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution in 1898.
In
1962 President Diosdado Macapagal issued Proclamation No. 28 declaring June 12
as the Independence Day holiday. Since then, June 12 has been the country's
national day of celebrating freedom.
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G A L L E R Y
Photos of the Freedom Park (featuring the President Emilio Aguinaldo Museum and Shrine)
Photos by Mr. David Kim
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| Entrance of the Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine |
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| Inside the museum showing a diorama of the war between Filipinos and the Spanish |
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| The Aguinaldo's Mansion, now a museum |
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| General Emilio Aguinaldo's tomb |
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| The tomb of General Emilio Aguinaldo inside the Shrine |
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