CAVITE

Good day everyone. This is a brief history tour of my hometown or local province, Cavite. In the
Calabarzon region, in Luzon, Cavite is officially one of the provinces in the Philippines. It is one of the
most developed and fastest-growing provinces in the Philippines, situated on the southern shore of
Manila Bay and southwest of Metro Manila. Its 3,678,301 (2015) population makes it one of the
country's most populous provinces. 

In both the colonial and the ultimate battle for independence of the republic, for over 300 years
the province has played an important role in the designation of "Historical Capital of the Philippines" The
Philippine Revolution came to the heart of the region, leading to the renunciation of colonial rule in
Spain and eventually to a Philippine Declaration of Independence in Kawit, Cavite on 12th of  June in the
year 1898. The former provincial capital Cavite City was also home to Manila Galleon ports and is a
central part of the Asian-Latin American trade.

On June 12, 1898 General Aguinaldo the first President of the Philippines declared
independence for the Philippines in the Shrine and Museum of Aguinaldo in Kawit. A mezzanine and
tower occupy 14,000 square feet and is part of the multi-story building. Today, the first floor is a gallery
contains antique objects. Aguinaldo's grave sits behind the house in a garden. In addition to this, the
Andres Bonifacio House is the former residence of the revolutionary leader in General Trias. It is still
held at his court martial in Maragondon. The Battle of Alapan, the Battle of Julian Markers Bridge, the
House of Tirona and San Felipe are all historical sites.

However, the most famous personality in the Province of Cavite is Emilio Aguinaldo. Emilio
Aguinaldo was born in the Philippines in Kawit, Cavite on the 22nd of March in the year 1869. The
seventh of the eight brothers, Called Miong, was Aguinaldo. He had Chinese and Tagalog descent
parents. When Aguinaldo was just nine years old, his father, Carlos, died. Widowed, Trinidad, his
mother, sent him to Manila's public school.

Aguinaldo has violently established a temporary regime back in Cavite. On June 12, 1898,
Aguinaldo formally proclaimed the Philippines unilaterally after meeting the Malolos Congress and
writing a constitution for the new republic. Aguinaldo's declaration proclaimed from his hometown of
Kawit put an end to four decades of the Spanish colonial control over the Philippines. Aguinaldo was
sworn into the office of first President of the new self-ruled Philippine Republic in January of next year,
in a white suit at Barasoain Church in Malolos District.

Aguinaldo died on February 6, 1964, at the age of 94 from a heart attack at Quezon City,
Philippines, Veterans Memorial Hospital. He still represents both the movement for Filipina democracy
and the revolutionary citizen as a haven for his private land and mansion, which he had donated
the prior year.

Now, the most known event in this province is the celebration of Independence Day. Did you
know that there was no balcony during the actual event in the year 1898? As an attorney named
Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista read the Act of the Declaration of Independence, the flag waved from a
window in the living room and the national anthem was played. In 1919 only the balcony was added to
mark the independence declaration site. Situated on the western side of the building, Aguinaldo took
crucial decisions as President in the main hall of the house. It is separated by a turret or tower at the
center of the family building on the east. The tower was claimed to be the young president's favorite
viewing spot.

This is the birthplace of Aguinaldo, founded in 1845. Before it was renewed and expanded
several times, particularly in the 1920s, it used to be a simple structure made of nipa and wood.
Aguinaldo designed the mansion himself with features of Hispanic and American Colonial architecture. A
mezzanine and tower comprise the multi-level structure and extend 14,000 square feet. Today, the main
floor functions as a museum that holds objects from history. Aguinaldo's tomb sits in a garden behind
the house.

For the centenary anniversary in 1988, the Freedom Park was created in time. It used to be a
busy street facing the mansion, but it was shut down and turned into a walkway leading to the park. A
bronze statue of Aguinaldo on a marble base is on display in the park. For the urban lifestyle of the
townspeople, the Freedom Park was also revamped with a field delegated for Zumba classes, public
meetings, and concerts. There is also Las Tiendas, a grocery bazaar that opens every day until the
evening in the late afternoon, and a lovely light display that shows the façade of the Shrine at night.
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 Wikipedia (n.d.). Cavite. Retrieved January 9, 2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavite

 Philippine Statistics Authority, Region IV-A CALABARZON (n.d.). Province of Cavite. Retrieved
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 Biography (n.d.) Emilio Aguinaldo Biography. Retrieved January 10, 2021 from
https://www.biography.com/political-figure/emilio-aguinaldo
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 National Historical Commissions of the Philippines (n.d.) Museo ni Emilio Aguinaldo. Retrieved
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