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known social worlds and locales. In addition, gaining understanding of locales requires
prior knowledge of events and or actions, along with a reasonable expectation of what
events are to follow

AYUNTAMIENTO DE MANILA

CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE

Having been around for centuries, the Ayuntamiento de Manila has gone through
several episodes of destruction and reconstruction. Actually, there have been four
ayuntamientos, including the present one each built on the same site.

But it was only in 1599, during the time of Governor-General Francisco Tello, that work
started on the building, which was inaugurated in 1607.

Ayuntamiento 2.0 was constructed from 1735 to 1738

Being the plaza mayor - the main square of the walled city that was also were the
Spaniards, following the usual custom, built the church Manila Cathedral and the
main government building the Palacio del Gobernador.

the task of designing it fell on Spanish architect Eduardo Lopez Navarro. Construction
began on 1879 and was completed sometime after 1885.

The reconstruction and renovation, completion of which was scheduled for 2011, was
finally finished in 2014 at a cost of at least P1.2 billion.

THE ARCHITECTURE

Navarro planned the third Ayuntamiento in the Neoclassical idiom, opting for severity
and well proportioned members.

The first floor housed the courts and jail; the second the administrative offices, a
chapel, and archives.

The second Ayuntamiento had a central clock tower above its faade and two
symmeterical wings. Bulbous wrought iron balconies decorated the second story and a
covered arcade characterized the first floor.

The Ayuntamiento which early in the 20th century became known as the Marble
Palace was the venue of several historic events.
 Hervass renovated vestibule had a harlequin floor of black and white marble,
an elegant staircase decorated with a wrought iron balustrade.
The staircase lead to the upper floor where mayors office was located.
There was a waiting room for men and another for women who had business to
transact with city hall.
The rooms were furnished in the overstuffed Victorian manner with paintings by
Spanish and Filipinos, bentwood Vienna chairs, and bric a brac.
The city chapters session hall had a ceiling painted with allegorical figures and
glass chandeliers imported from Europe.
The most famous feature of the building was its ceremonial Marble Hall.
This rectangular room, with a white marble floor, had a coffered ceiling from which
hung glass and brass chandeliers.
It was an elegant hall for the social events of Manilas elite.
This was based on the original Session Hall of the City Council of Manila. The place is
sometimes a venue for a small conference or seminar.
This was where Kris Aquino hosted the wives of APEC leaders for lunch during the 2015
APEC summit in Manila. This hall is used exclusively for important government
functions (ordinary citizens cant reserve this for weddings). The hall looks and feels
expensive.
Their collection, we were told, mainly consists of legal books and most are digital
sources. Our guide proudly told us that all their furniture here are Kevin Cobonpue
chairs (a.k.a. the very expensive Filipino made chairs that Brad Pitt and Angelina had).

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

In 1912, it was where the remains of Jose Rizal, who was executed by the Spaniards in
1896, lay in state before being transferred to his monument at the park that now bear his
name.

It was in the Ayuntamiento where the Spanish signed the terms of surrender to the
Americans, effectively handing over the control of the Philippines to American rule in
August 1898 (which was to be finalized in December that year with the Treaty of Paris)
and shut off the Filipinos in the process. leading to the Philippine-American War a year
later.

The reason why the reconstruction costed a billion because the materials used were
imported from Europe.

FUNCTIONS

Its northern wing housed the cabildo or city council composed of alcalde and the
regidores (mayor and councilor). It also had other offices including that of the governor
general. A jail was part of the structure.
Manilas first city hall.
 PALACIO DEL GOBERNADOR

CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE

The First Palace or Palacio Real was constructed in 1599 near Plaza de Armas in Fort
Santiago. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1645.
It was then reconstructed in 1733 and 1747. It was damaged by an earthquake in 1771.
In 1850, the Spanish-type faade was added to the building then later destroyed in 1863
by an earthquake.
The current building was constructed in 1976 to house the government offices.

THE ARCHITECTURE

Neoclassical.
It is one of the neglected tourist attractions in the area because it seems an ordinary
structure or misconceived as a hotel to many of the visitors of Intramuros.
During the American Period it was a rock garden by the Plaza McKinley (Plaza Roma
now).
Imelda Marcos, as the Governor of Metro Manila and the Minister of Human Settlements
proceeded to rebuild the Palace in her own taste and whims.
The palace was rebuilt at its present site by Gov. Gen. Fausto Cruzat y Gngora (1690-
1701) following an atrial plan, divided by a wing that bisected the open atrium. The
southern half housed the governors residence on the superior floor and the Secretara
de Gobierno on the lower floor, while the northern half housed the Real Audiencia or
Supreme Court. The Audiencia occupied the northern wing until it acquired a building of
its own in 1788.

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

House became the Governor-Generals residence until it was destroyed by the 1863
earthquake. He moved to the Malacanang to take office. The ruins was made into a
plaza and bomb shelters during the American Period.
After the 1945 Battle of Manila, American soldiers found several dead bodies in the
bomb shelters. The story goes that during the last days of the war, Japanese soldiers
herded 140 men including some priests from San Agustin Church to the ruins of the
Palacio. They were crowded in the bomb shelters. Grenades were lobbied into the
chambers. Only eight men survived to recount the holocaust.

It was originally conceived as a 12 story building designed by Architect Otilio Arellano.

Public disapproval watered it down to 8 floors (but still way beyond the three story limit at
Intramuros). Due to the irresponsible and very uninspired state of Intramuros Restoration
 with the construction of the Palacio, which is a major cultural project of the Marcos
Regime back then, President Marcos moved to proclaim PD 1616, which made
Intramuros Administration.

FUNCTIONS

The site of the present building was where the former residence of the Governor-
General during the Spanish Colonial Era was located until an earthquake destroyed it in
June 3, 1863.The Malacaang Palace then became the Governor-General's official
residence.
Intramuros Administration now holds office on the very building that caused their
existence.

It's located in Intramuros near the Manila Cathedral... nice building... it's now being used
by the Commission on Elections...

ADUANA
CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE

1822, a Spanish engineer Toms Cortes took charge of the project and began its
construction in 1823.
Despite objections due to insufficient space for warehousing and its distance from the
port, the construction continued until its completion in 1829.
1863 the Aduana suffered damages from an earthquake, which led to its demolition in
1872.
Reconstruction of the building was later awarded to Luis Perez Yap-Sionjue, which
began in 1874 and was completed in 1876.

THE ARCHITECTURE

This two-storey governmental structure follows a Neo-Classical tradition, with an

emphasized horizontality and symmetrical form, particularly on the design of
its faade.
The central bay had three arched entrances and two principal staircases built around the
two atriums.
The rectangular fenestration on the upper most story were decorated with rustication.
The window-like portals opening out to small balconies were framed
with pilasters topped with ornate capitals and were adorned with elaborate geometrical
grillework.
Similar ornate grillework also decorated the main entryways in the building.
Used adobe stones as main material of construction.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

A 1796 instruction indicated that the Aduana or Customs House be located within the
fortified city to attract merchants to remain within the walls rather than outside it.

FUNCTIONS

It was repaired after the war and functioned as the Offices of the Central Bank of the
Philippines, the National Treasury and eventually the Commission on Elections. Its
eventual abandonment was in 1979 when the building was ravaged by fire.
In 1997, the National Archives acquired the building to serve as their future office.
Restoration efforts have already commenced as to date.

AUDIENCIA
CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE

THE ARCHITECTURE

Superior court. The Audiencia shared the same building as the Palacio occupying the
northern half of the structure. The Audiencia had a large meeting room with three
windows, a carpeted floor and twelve seats for the judges. The Audiencia also housed a
jail.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

Since the Governor general was the highest position in the Philippines (representative of
the royal king of Spain), he possessed the executive, legislative, and judiciary powers.
And since the office of the governor general was found in the palace of the governor
general, the supreme court (led by the governor general) was housed in the same
building as the governor general.
FUNCTIONS

It was the highest tribunal within the territories of the Captaincy General of
the Philippines

The Governor-General of the Philippines was appointed as its highest

judge,[1] although on many occasions his absence forced other members to
rule the tribunal and assume temporary civilian and military powers.
 BEATERIO DE SANTA CATALINA

CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE

1706
A group of female Dominicans headed by Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo requested
permission to establish beaterio or a convent in the Manila in 1686.

Fr. de Santa Maria was in favor of the sisters however the new Director who replaced
him was Fr. Juan de Santo Domingo was against the project.
The beatrio was formally established by Fr. Juan de Santo Domingo(who had a changed
of heart) on the feast of Saint Anne.

On July 26th, Mother Franciscaand the others pronounced their vows in the 'beaterio.
The community was placed under the patronage of Saint Catherine of Siena and was
Thus in 1706, the congregation established the Colegio de Santa Catalina, transforming
the beaterio into a convent and a center of learning for women, both Spanish and
Filipina women. Santa Catalina was the first educational institution run by religious
women.

In 1863, it was authorized to offer teacher training and 1881 conferred the academic
degree of maestra normal.

The college buildings were damaged in the earthquake of 1863 and 1880 but in 1883
had been rebuilt.

In 1894 building was expanded, and in 1939 a story and a new faade were added.

Damaged in 1941 by Japanese bombs, the buildings were no longer useful so the
tertiaries moved the college to Legarda St. and the tertiaries convent to Sampaloc.

The college building was not rebuilt after the war and San Juan de Letran acquired the
school site.

The Colegio de Santa Catalina thus disappeared from the maps of Intramuros.

ARCHITECTURAL

This picture is the building of the original beaterio and it shows features and
characteristics of a bahay na bato.

This is the new building of the Santa Catalina.

Architectural style: Neo Classical

 (After mahuman sa describe sa picture)

The building is still existing right now. The current function is still being used as a school.

SAN JUAN DE LETRAN

The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of
being the oldest college in the Philippines
Guerreros school began in a modest house in front of the Hospital de San Juan de Dios
and near the Parian gate. Guerrero not only educated the boys but also fed and clothed
them.
The number of students grew steadily, and Guerrero who had become a Dominican
brother appealed for public support. King Philip IV placed the school under Royal
protection in 1623.
The school was merged with the Dominicans foundation in 1640. The Dominicans built
a school of stone for 200 students near their church. But the 1645 earthquake destroyed
the building.
A fourth structure was built at the corner of the Baluarte de San Gabriel in 1699; Letrn
has since occupied this site. In 1690, the school was elevated to an ecclesiastical
college.
A three-story structure was completed in 1937 a few years before the outbreak of war.
The school buildings were damaged twice during the war: in 1941 during the initial
bombing of Manila and in 1945 during the liberation of the city.
When the Colegio de Santa Catalina transferred to Quezon City, Letrn acquired the site
occupied by the college and blocked off the street that separated Letrn from Santa
Catalina, forming one large lot. A street perpendicular to the school site is named San
Juan de Letrn.

ARCHITECTURAL

St. John the Baptist Building (DESCRIBE)

Also known as the Administration Building, it houses the office of the rector and
president. The bookstore, lobby, speech laboratory, and chapel are also in this building.
The St. John Lateran convent of the Letran Dominican Fathers is located here.
St. Dominic de Guzman Building
The building who was named after the founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). This
building houses classrooms, Science and Psychology Laboratory, College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences and The Institute of Communication.

St. Thomas Aquinas Building

This building houses the Library and Media Center for Communication Arts students.

St. Vincent Ferrer Building

 It serves as the elementary, senior high school, college of engineering, institute of
information technology and houses the music room.

SAN JUAN DE DIOS HOSPITAL

Brother Fray Juan Clemente who arrived 'with the first Franciscans in the Philippines on
June 24, 1578.
In the same year 1578, the good Brother decided to build a shelter for poor patients who
crowded the visitors' parlor.
With alms from Manila citizens and labor of some convalescent patients, he levelled a nearby
marshy ground and put up a bamboo-and-nipa house with two wards of 300 square meters
each.
On this site, the famous San Juan de Dios Hospital stood for three and a half centuries. When
it began, the hospital housed about 200 patients.
In 1581 a fire razed the building, but soon after another was built in its place.
Fr. Fernandez decided to build a sturdier and longer-lasting structure for the hospital. He went
around soliciting alms, and he was able to raise a new building in 1593.
In 1603 another fire consumed the third hospital built by Fr. Fernandez.
After the earthquake of 1863 destroyed the hospital and its beautiful stone church, Brothers of
San Juan de Dios ran into difficulties.
The Board decided in 1868 to entrust the establishment to the Daughters of Charity.
Dr. Benito Valdez passed a resolution in 1913 to open a School of Nursing under the
management of the Hospital Board.
During the war of liberation, the Hospital in Intramuros was destroyed.
A new building constructed in Pasay (Roxas Boulevard) was inaugurated on December
12, 1952.

HOSPITAL MILITAR
The Hospital MiLitar, originally located close to the Convent of Santa Clara (Poor Clares)
overlooking the Pasig River, was a two-storey house, in a health-giving environment
close to the sea.
The earthquake of 1863 forced the Sisters to transfer their patients to improvised
shelters in La Luneta and Arroceros, with some patients accommodated in the Convent
of San Agustin.
Three years later, a new Hospital Militar was built on Arroceros Street, and in 1867 was
again in operation.
Unfortunately, the new hospital was reduced to ruins only after two years by a violent
typhoon. A stronger hospital was built in the same place six years later.
 On June 18, 1880 a strong earthquake shook Manila and destroyed the new hospital. It
was then that the Government constructed a one-storey hospital in the same place , and
this remained standing during the American regime.
In that hospital, 20 Sisters attended some 300 patients.
We cannot find anymore information about this structure, not even a picture. But since it
was built during the Spanish era it most probably had an architectural style of nipa and
bamboo.
Since we cannot find any picture about this structure it most probably was destroyed.