Philippines is one of the most well known country when it comes to tourist attraction and as the capital of this country, Manila is the center of tourism. If you want to go and see the historical places in Manila, Intramuros is one those and this is the historic town of the Philippines. Intramuros was built by the Spaniards in the 16thcentury and is the oldest district of the city of Manila. Its name, taken from the Latin,intra muros, literally “Within the walls”, meaning the wall enclosure of the city/ fortress, also describes its structure as it is surrounded by thick, high walls and moats (from Wikipedia). Intramuros is also known as the “Walled City”, this place was known because of the different historical site in here which become their tourist attractions. Aside from the different historic site, Intramuros also have a hidden wealth which is the different schools inside the place.
As we all know, education is the only wealth that cannot be stolen from us, that why this different schools are the hidden wealth of the Walled City because this schools are the one who’s molding the minds and gives knowledge to of all the students who’s studying in the different school sited inside the Intramuros. Intramuros is very rich in historical site and also rich in education.
These hidden wealth are the:Colegio De San Juan De Letran this school was result of two men’s concern for the welfare of Spanish orphan, Beaterio- Colegio de Sta. Catalina (Letran Elementary School). Colegio De Santa Rosa is where Dr. Jose Rizal studied kinder then transferred to Letran and her mother Teodora Alonzo also studied and graduated here. Manila High School is the first public high school in Manila and was formerly occupied by the PARIAN DE SAN JOSE, Parian comes from an old Tagalog word meaning “marketplace” this Parian was also known as the silk market of San Jose. Mapua Institute of Technology is the original site of the San Francisco Church and the Chapel of the Venerable Order Tencere. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila is the first university in the country to have its official name in Filipino and the campus is the original site of the Jesuit compound which included the Church of Santa Ana (1587), Colegio Maximo de San Ignacio (1596), Colegio de San Jose (1601), and the first church and convent of San Ignacio (1632). And lastly Lyceum of the Philippines University was founded by Dr. Jose P. Laurel who became the third and one of the most acclaimed presidents of the Philippines. He named the institution after lykion, the grove in ancient Athens where Aristotle taught his pupils. These are the different schools which is located inside the Walled City. Colegio De San Juan De Letran and Colegio De Santa Rosa are the two original schools remains in the Intramuros.
These are the other old schools which are recently located in Intramuros but moved to different places and changed the name: Ateneo Municipal de Manilabefore it was moved to Quezon City, it was located at the Clamshell 1. Colegio de Sta. Isabel was located at and now known as Clamshell 2. University of Santo Tomasbefore it was moved to España Boulevard, P. Noval, A.H. Lacson and Dapitan St., in Sampaloc Manila it was in located at BF Condominiums in Intramuros, it was bound by Plaza Santo Tomas and Ayuntamiento ruins and lastly is the Colegio Maximo de San Ignacio which is now where the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila is located.
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