| Item Call Number |
CH01270 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
CH01270 |
| Local Free-text Call Number (oclc) |
- Classification number - CH01270
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| Title Statement |
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| General Note |
- General note - Following the decision made by the Augustinian provincial chapter and the governor-general (Fernando Valdez) to elevate Baliwag to the status of a vicariato, the town was founded on May 15, 1734. Before its creation, Baliwag was a visita of Quingua and was toeing administered from the mission site in sitio Balanti (now Sta. Barbara). Fray Manuel Buzeta, OSA, the first parochial superior, started the construction of the town church in 1734. Every single material was contributed by the townfolks as tributes. The lumber was taken from the thick forests of Sabang (one of the town''s 24 barrios) and the stones were quarried from the mountains of San Miguel. Unlike its counterparts in the different Bulacan towns, the Baliwag church was not burned by the fleeing insurgents in 1899. The advancing Americans surprised Aguinaldo and his men by entering the town by way of Sabang. Finding no time to set it on fire, the native forces left the town hurriedly. The American soldiers were quartered in the church while their superiors resided in the old Fores mansion. During the Second World War, the massive and spacious religious edifice was converted into an arsenal by the Japanese. (also see CH01269) YYY
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| Additional Physical Form Available Note |
- Additional physical form available note - With prints
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Catholic churches
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| Subject Geographic Name |
- Geographic name - Baliwag, Bulacan
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| Subject Faceted Topical Term |
- Focus term - 1899
- Focus term - american military headquarters
- Focus term - Augustinian missions
- Focus term - baliuag
- Focus term - bulacan
- Focus term - luzon
- Focus term - san agustin
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