| Item Call Number |
CH00477 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
CH00477 |
| Local Free-text Call Number (oclc) |
- Classification number - CH00477
|
| Main Entry |
- Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - Ayala Museum Research Team
|
| Title Statement |
- Title - Moalboal Church
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - Ayala Museum Research Team
|
| General Note |
- General note - Facade of church was remodeled by Father Francisco Silva in 1969. The first known record of the town dates March 16, 1852, when Father Agustin Melgar performed the first baptism in the locality. The name Moalboal was derived from "Bolanon", the town was founded by Boholano pioneers led by a certain Laurente Sabanal, who came to be known as "Laguno". Today, a street running along the shore where he was buried has been named after him. The last "capitan del pueblo" was Pedro Gako. The first municipal president was Melecio Lambo who as appointed by the military governor of Cebu during the early part of the American regime. During World War II the town was a center of guerrilla activities. Many Japanese were killed in an ambush made at Tamomoy Valley. As a revenge, the town was burned by the Japanese in the afternoon of August 13, 1944. What was left were the ruins of the church, convent, market, municipal hall, and public school. YYY
|
| Additional Physical Form Available Note |
- Additional physical form available note - With prints
|
| Immediate Source Of Acquisition Note |
- Source of acquisition - Filipinas Heritage Library
|
| Ownership And Custodial History |
- History - Filipinas Heritage Library
|
| Subject Chronological Term |
- Chronological term - 1970
|
| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Catholic churches
|
| Subject Geographic Name |
- Geographic name - Moalboal, Cebu
|
| Subject Faceted Topical Term |
- Focus term - 1970
- Focus term - amrt
- Focus term - architecture
- Focus term - cebu
- Focus term - church facades
- Focus term - visayas
|
