La Loma Cemetary
The La Loma Cemetary is a cemetery which opened in 1884 and is in Caloocan, Metro Manila. A part of the cemetery is in Manila.
History[change | change source]
The La Loma Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Manila, with an area of 130 acres. After an Earthquake hit Manila in 1863, The government needed to make a new Cemetery since the current cemetery was full. [1] The cemetery was opened in 1884.
When the Philippine-American War started, the cemetery's chapel was the main point of the Battle of Caloocan.
Gallery[change | change source]
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Chapel of St. Pancratius in 2020 -
Burial site of Joaquín María Herrer y Rodríguez
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Ramos, Chen (December 2022). "Ang Sementeryo ng La Loma bilang Espasyong Pandigma, Pansanitasyon at Recreational Park, 1899-1945". talakasaysayan.org. Retrieved 21 May 2024.