List of historical markers of the Philippines in Bangsamoro
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This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings, monuments, or in special locations.
While many Cultural Properties have historical markers installed, not all places marked with historical markers are designated into one of the particular categories of Cultural Properties.
This article lists 20 markers from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, including two that are part of the Quincentennial historical markers series.
Lanao del Sur
[edit]This article lists five (5) markers from the Province of Lanao del Sur.
Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Amai Pakpak | Personages | Biographical marker | Defended Marawi from the seiges of Gov Gens. Valeriano Weyler and Ramón Blanco. | Amai Pakpak Central Elementary School, Marawi City | Filipino | August 18, 2024 | ||
José Abad Santos
(1886-1942) |
Personages | Biographical marker | Where he was executed on May 7, 1942 for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the Japanese. | Malabang | English | August 18, 2024 | ||
Kota Marawi | Fort Marawi | Sites/Events | Site | Established by Dato Akadir Akobar (Amai Pakpak). | City Gymnasium, Marawi City Hall, Marawi City | Filipino | August 18, 2024 | |
Labanan sa Marawi 1891 | Battle of Marawi 1891 | Sites/Events | Site | Fort Marawi, site of the battle between Amai Pakpak and Gov. Valeriano Weyler. | Lanao People's Park, Marawi City, | Filipino | August 18, 2024 | |
Pagtatanggol sa Marawi | Defense of Marawi | Sites/Events | Site | Defense under Amai Pakpak against the sieges of Gov Gens. Valeriano Weyler and Ramón Blanco. | Lanao People's Park, Marawi City, | Filipino | August 18, 2024 |
Maguindanao del Norte
[edit]This article lists six (6) markers from the Province of Maguindanao del Norte.
Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Camp Brigadier General Salipada K. Pendatun | Site | Group of Buildings | Formerly named Camp Parang, named after Salipada K. Pendatun. | Camp Parang, Parang | English | January 29, 1992 | ||
Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary | Building | School | Established in 1960 in Kidapawan. Became instrumental in the evangelization of Christianity in Mindanao. | Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary, Sultan Kudarat | Filipino | December 12, 2010[1] | ![]() | |
Oblates of Notre Dame | Association/ Institution/ Organization | Institutional Marker | Established in 1956. Organized evangelization in Mindanao. | Oblates of Notre Dame, Datu Odin Sinsuat | Filipino | May 1, 2009 | ||
Salipada K. Pendatun (1912-1985)[2] | Established the guerilla movement in Cotabato in WWII. Became the representative of Maguindanao at the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984-1985. | Camp Brigadier Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Parang | Filipino | April 2, 2014 | ||||
Simbahang Inmaculada Concepcion ng Tamontaka | Immaculate Concepcion Church of Tamontaka | Building | House of Worship | Church built in 1872 which became a center for the evangelization of Cotabato. | Tamontaka, Cotabato City | Filipino | December 8, 2004 | |
Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat
c. 1590-1671 |
Structure | Monument | Unified Muslim leaders and fought against the Spaniards from 1635-1645. | Sultan Kudarat Statue, Cotabato City | Filipino | December 19, 2004 | ![]() |
Maguindanao del Sur
[edit]This article lists one (1) marker from the Province of Maguindanao del Sur.
Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Salipada K. Pendatun (1912-1985)[3] | Established the guerilla movement in Cotabato in WWII. Became the representative of Maguindanao at the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984-1985. | Salipada K. Pendatun tomb, General Salipada K. Pendatun | Filipino | 2012 |
Tawi-Tawi
[edit]This article lists seven (7) markers from the Province of Tawi-Tawi.
Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Burial Site of Sheik Karimol-Makhdum in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi | Declared as a National Historical Shrine. | Sibutu | English | November 6, 2023[4] | ![]() | |||
Cagayan (Mapun)
Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas |
Cagayan (Mapun)
Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines |
It was described that the inhabitants here were Muslim and brave fighters.[5] | Isla Keana, Brgy. Iruk-Iruk, Mapun | Filipino | September 6, 2021 | |||
Sheik Makdum Mosque[6] | Building | House of Worship | First mosque in the country. | Tubing Indangan, Simunul | Filipino | November 7, 1980 | ![]() | |
Sheik Karimul Makhdum Mosque in Tubig-Indangan, Simunul, Tawi-Tawi | Declared as a National Historical Landmark. | Tubig Indangan, Simunul | English | November 7, 2023[7] | ![]() | |||
Turtle Islands | Leased by the Sultan of Sulu to the British North Borneo Company. | Taganak, Turtle Islands (marker currently within NHCP storage) | English | 1948[8] | ||||
Turtle Islands[9] | Leased by the Sultan of Sulu to the British North Borneo Company. | Taganak, Turtle Islands | Filipino, English | 1968 | ||||
Turtle Islands | Leased by the Sultan of Sulu to the British North Borneo Company. | Taganak, Turtle Islands | Filipino | October 1969[10] |
Special Geographic Area (Cotabato)
[edit]This article lists one (1) marker from the Special Geographic Area located geographically in the province of Cotabato.
Marker title | English Translation | Category | Type | Description | Location | Language | Date Issued | Image |
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Fort Pikit | Structure | Fortification | Fort built by Spaniards in 1893 for their conquest of Mindanao. Used by American and Japanese troops. | Pikit | Filipino | January 8, 2013 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NHCP unveils Notre Dame Archdiocesan Seminary historical marker". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "NHCP unveils the Salipada K. Pendatun monument and historical marker | NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-04. NHCP UNVEILS THE SALIPADA K. PENDATUN MONUMENT AND HISTORICAL MARKER
- ^ "Tomb of General Salipada K. Pendatun". Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Unveiling of the "Burial Site of Sheik Karimol-Makhdum in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi" Historical Marker". National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
- ^ "Magellan-Elcano expedition". National Quincentennial Committee, Republic of the Philippines. 7 September 2021 – via Facebook.
After the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521, the remaining crew of the Magellan-Elcano expedition had a realization: to behave and be courteous to local culture and custom. The King of Spain made it an instruction to Ferdinand Magellan—but the latter failed and he died because of hubris, pride, and ego. It caused the expedition almost hopelessness—because after the victory of our ancestors against Magellan, on May 1, 1521, more Spanish officials and key personalities were killed in Cebu. It virtually incapacitated the expedition because among the casualties was their astronomer, as the voyage back then relied heavily on the constellations. Their Asian translator, Enrique de Malacca, escaped from the expedition. "What the expedition did was to island-hop. They followed whatever landmass towards the equator they saw, as Magellan left them a clue that their objective—the Spice Islands or the Maluku—lies above the equator. They reached the ancient settlement of Kipit, ascertained by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines or NHCP as the present-day Kipit, Labason, Zamboanga de Norte. They behaved, as expected, and were received as friends by the local ruler, Rajah Calanao. From Kipit, the expedition followed again northward route. In the middle of the Sulu Sea was an island named Cagayan, which was later renamed as Mapun, now under the jurisdiction of the Province of Tawi-Tawi. Once again, the expedition showed respect to the Muslim inhabitants, described as battle-ready and courageous people. This was how your place became part of the epic journey of circumnavigating the planet for the first time. "To be clear, this historical marker we just unveiled is not meant to celebrate the arrival of Magellan nor the coming of the Spaniards. We are highlighting through it the voice long forgotten, both in our national and world history—and that voice was that our Muslim ancestors in Mapun had a significant contribution in the achievement of science and humanity in proving that our home planet was indeed round. We are actually taking advantage of the global commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world to advance our national cause—and that is to correct the misconceptions that our ancestors were savages, uncultured, primitive, and uncivilized. The Mapun episode is among the thirty-four quincentennial milestones and should not be confused with the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines. The government-led quincentennial milestones are historical, cultural, and academic in nature. "May this historical marker bring gladness to the Muslim Filipinos, that you are part of our shared history. The pandemic and the monsoon prevented us to unveil this historical marker a number of times—but our zeal to honor our ancestors is resolute." (The message of Rene R. Escalante, Ph.D., Chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and concurrently the Executive Director of the National Quincentennial Committee, at the unveiling of the Quincentennial Historical Markers for Mapun, Tawi-Tawi on 6 September 2021. It was read on his behalf by Department of Tourism Usec. Myra Paz Valderrosa-Abubakar.) The Mapun Quincentennial Historical Marker is the 19th of the 34 Quincentennial Historical Markers. #VictoryAndHumanity #Ph500
Interactive map of the Philippine route of the first circumnavigation of the world. - ^ http://harrybalais.com/2012/11/the-peace-of-tawi-tawi/ The Peace of Tawi Tawi
- ^ "NHCP unveils the "Sheik Karimol-Makhdum Mosque in Tubig-Indangan, Simunul, Tawi-Tawi" historical marker". National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
- ^ http://tumblr.malacanang.gov.ph/post/32439101090/atty-diosdado-macapagal-raises-the-philippine Archived 2013-12-07 at the Wayback Machine Atty. Diosdado Macapagal raises the Philippine flag at Turtle Islands.
- ^ http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=ME00278
- ^ National Historical Commission Annual Report 1969-1970. National Historical Commission. 1969.
Bibliography
[edit]- National Historical Institute (1994). Historical Markers: Regions V-XIII. National Historical Institute.
- National Historical Institute (2008). Historical Markers (1992 - 2006). National Historical Institute.
- A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
- A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012