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Tayabas is rich in history as it was the capital of Tayabas Province (Now in Quezon) during Spanish era. There are falls, caves, river, and hills/mountains to discover. Minor Basilica of Saint Michael Archangel is considered one of the oldest and biggest church in the Philippines Minor Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel
Tayabas Glorietta The city's band stand, used for main events of the town. Possibly built in the 1930s. Quezon: Tayabas, Quezon: Puente de Malagonlong: Largest, most impressive Spanish colonial bridge in Tayabas.
Tayabas City Filipino November 11, 1982 Tayabas: Founded by Franciscan friars in 1578. Became the capital of the province from 1605 to 1901. Tayabas City Filipino January 15, 1978 Tulay Malagonlong: Malagonlong Bridge Structure Bridge One of the remaining Spanish stone bridges. Built in 1840 under the parish priest of Tayabas, Fr. Antonio Mateos.
The Tayabas Historic Bridges is a group of existing Spanish-colonial era bridges in Tayabas, Quezon declared by the National Museum of the Philippines as a National Cultural Treasure on August 12, 2011. [2]
The Minor Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, commonly known as Tayabas Basilica, is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines, under the Diocese of Lucena. Its titular saint is Michael the Archangel , whose feast is celebrated every September 29.
Filipino Chinese also have a long history in Tayabas (modern Quezon, Aurora and Marinduque provinces). In 1939, the province ranked 5th among all provinces including Manila in terms of the concentration of Filipino Chinese. This ethnic group has a long history of being active in business and commerce as shown by the business chambers existent ...
The bridge was built between the years 1840 and 1850 under the direction of the Fray Antonio Mateos, a Franciscan priest who served as the Ministro del Pueblo of Tayabas. [2] In an account of a Spanish traveler Juan Alvarez Guerra, the bridge was built in 1841 under Gobernadorcillo Don Joaquin Ortega's term. [ 1 ]
On 15 June 1898, Malvar assembled his "Batangas Brigade" and crossed the border to Tayabas province. On the 24th, the siege of Tayabas began. The battle was said to have raged on for 2 months, mostly intense guerrilla warfare and jungle fighting, the casualties mounted and slowly, the battle was dragging into a stalemate as June drew near.