[Ilonggo Notes] Exploring Plaza Libertad, Iloilo’s first town square

The history of this 1.5-hectare open space spans centuries – Plaza Alfonso XII was renamed 'Plaza Libertad' after the flag of Philippine Independence was first raised in the Visayas in 1898

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It was a brief independence, though, as under the Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded the Philippines and its other “possessions” to the US; by mid-February 1899 the Americans took control of Iloilo City, with fighting continuing for two more years on the outskirts and the hinterlands of Panay. Inside the church, popular with the visiting faithful are the Santo Niño and a sawed-off hand of the Virgin, located in a glass case on top of the side altar. Several prominent Ilonggos have tombstones inside the church., Father Policarpo Hernandez noted that in 1890, a cornerstone was laid for a monument in the Center of the Plaza, and in January 1894, work on the plaza started based on the design of Public Works Minister Don Angel Vega.

One of the earliest Rizal statues was constructed in the plaza in 1907, a bronze cast by Hilario Sunico from an original sculpture by Tomas Zamora. By the mid to late 1930s, statues, fountains, water troughs, pathways, trees, and landscaping were added. The Italian expatriate sculptor, Francesco Riccardo Monti, made four statues for the Plaza-two pairs of statues, of the Greek God Dionysus or Bacchus.

Basketball courts and gyms have been removed, lighting improved, and piped-in music added. Walkable paths, benches, bicycle racks, fountains, playground equipment, and restroom facilities are available.

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