Trece de Agosto
According to the one hundred and twenty fifth Philippine Independence Day celebration, the Metropolis Authorities of Tayabas will have a good time the historic 1898 siege, which ended Spanish colonial rule within the province on Aug. 13.
Dubbed “Trece de Agosto,” the spotlight of the observance is the reenactment of the 2-month siege across the Cuartel de Tayabas, the place the Spanish troops led by Lt. Col. Joaquin Pacheco defended the city towards Filipino revolutionaries led by generals Eleuterio Marasigan, Miguel Malvar and Vicente Lukban.
The give up of the Spanish forces led to the liberation of Tayabas province and enabled the victorious Filipino military to proceed southward to the Bicol Area.
Based on Tayabas Metropolis Mayor Pretty Reynoso-Pontioso, the annual commemorative occasion immortalizes the bravery and patriotism of the folks of town and Filipinos on the whole throughout generations. She stated that among the many metropolis’s key packages is cultural and historic preservation due to its wealthy tangible, intangible, pure, and culinary heritage.
Recognized regionally as “Araw ng Tayabas”, the occasion will probably be held on the Casa Comunidad, one of many largest Nineteenth-century stone homes within the nation, and now serves as a museum, gallery, tourism and socio-civic heart.
The reenactment will probably be highlighted by elevating the Philippine flag on the belltower of the St. Michael Archangel Minor Basilica, which was additionally raised 125 years in the past after the Spanish give up. Will probably be adopted by a civic parade to the brand new Metropolis Corridor for unveiling the Quincentennial Wall with Nationwide Historic Fee of the Philippines (NHCP) chairman Dr. Emmanuel Calairo as visitor of honor.
The celebration may even embody a discussion board on the Siege of Tayabas on the Casa Comunidad by Mark Anthony Glorioso, shrine curator of the (NHCP) Museo ni Jessie Robredo, on August 12.
Republica Filipina Reenactment Group (RFRG), will play the position of each Spanish and Filipino combatants, whereas the native theater group Susi ng Tayabas will function the civilian inhabitants. RFRG is a Manila-based group of historical past aficionados that reenacts key occasions through the Philippine Revolutionary Period by in depth analysis and period-accurate costumes, paraphernalia, and navy doctrine.
Chartered as a element metropolis in 2007, Tayabas was the colonial-era capital city of Tayabas province, now referred to as Quezon. It is usually the hometown of Apolinario Dela Cruz or Hermanong Puli, founding father of the pre-Revolution Cofradia de San Jose, which advocated for non secular reforms from the Spanish friars.
Within the picture are Araw ng Tayabas reenactment organizing committee members RFRG secretary Alex Avila, Oplan Sagip Tulay Tayabas Heritage Group mission coordinator Kevin Pabulayan, RFRG treasurer Marco Abutog, Metropolis Mayor Pretty Reynoso-Pontioso, Cultural Heritage Preservation Workplace focal particular person Koko Pataunia, and RFRG public relations officer Bernard Supetran.
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