ENGLISH 7 Task

Preliminary Entry: HISTORICAL / CULTURAL MAPPING

Due: June 21, 2021

- 3-4 Members in a Group

Group Leader: 1. Famacion, Kyra Bianca R.

Members: 2. Carbajosa, Maria Bianca D.

3. Edmilao, Stefanie Kristiana C.

4. Naelga, Angelica Marie A.

Directions:

1. Read the concepts/contents presented in the book before gathering as a group.

(pp.36-47)

2. After reading the concepts, gather as a group (Breakout session – any online
platforms) and discuss your chosen field for Activities 1,2, & 3 (pp.44-45).

3. No repetition of Topics/ or location / Historical landmark

Link for the group’s recorded Google meeting:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DcR0kOg1FxoFt4YuJCP1XV2eD-J2wqM-/view?
usp=sharing

Act. 1 (pp. 44)

A. Chosen Site

1. Name: The Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral

Photo
reference:

https://mediaim.expedia.com/localexpert/2225448/6d8b45a9-c83c-4d28-8dfb-89c560b1a169.jpg

Year of Construction: 1624 (original), 1649 (2nd reconstruction), 1841 (3rd

reconstruction), 1946 (4th reconstruction), 2015 (major recent renovation)

Materials used: The materials used for the 1624 version of the cathedral were
wood, bamboo, and cogon grass. In 1649, it was destroyed then reconstructed
with wood and nipa. In 1841, the church was reconstructed again using molave
wood, marine stones from China, burnt shell powder mixed with resin juice as
cement, and galvanized iron or zinc for the roof. The current version of the
cathedral has been renovated and makes use of wood, stained glass, reinforced
concrete, and structural steel as its materials.
 2. Name: Residence of Carbajosa’s grandparents

Year of construction: 1993

Materials used in the construction: The foundation of the house was constructed
through the use of cement and wood. While the material used for the flooring of the
house consisted of bricks and marble.

Act. 2 (pp. 44)

A. Chosen Topic: Gothic Architecture

Detailed Characteristics/Features (each with picture):

Photos reference: http://www.mrtredinnick.com/uploads/7/2/1/5/7215292/characteristics_of_gothic_architecture.pdf

1. Grand tall designs with

increased height of towers
- Increased height is
a signature of
Gothic architecture
2. Flying buttresses
- Designed to
redistribute
weight away from
walls to the
ground

3. Pointed arches
- Much more supportive
than rounded arches

4. Vaulted ceilings
- Distributed weight of floors
and weight above

5. Light and airy interiors

 - Taller ceilings with larger windows, than prior buildings – Could
support slate roofs to keep interiors dryer

6. Gargoyles
- Used as rain spouts

7. Emphasis on decoration and

ornamentation
- Heightened emphasis
in buildings looking
good, not just being functional

Pictures (local and/or international):

1. Salisbury Cathedral,
Wiltshire, England
Photo reference:
http://www.mrtredinnick.com/uploads/7/2/1/5/7215292/characteristics_of_gothic_architecture.pdf
2. San Sebastian Church,
Manila, Philippines
Photo reference:
https://www.wmf.org/project/san-
sebastian-basilica

3. Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, France

Photo reference: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Notre-
Dame-de-Paris

4. St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Church,

Bohol, Philippines
Photo reference: https://www.destimap.com/index.php?
act=attraction&a=San-Vicente-Ferrer-Church%2C-Calape
%2C-Philippines
Act. 3 (pp. 45)

A. Provide a short flow/method on how you will create your group output
(Documentary)

● Community: Las Casas Filipinas De Acuzar, Bagac Bataan

● Flow of Documentary:
○ Introduction about the contents of the documentary (30 seconds)
○ Short description about the community (1 minute)
○ Discussion on the different architectural designs found in the community
(7 minutes and 30 seconds)
■ Houses, Churches, Striking buildings
■ Corresponding architectural design
○ Conclusion and sources (1 minute)
● Method: Powerpoint video presentation with narrations
Heritage Mapping Survey Form
Name of Place Cagayan de Oro

Other Name of Place The City of Golden Friendship

Year of Establishment June 15, 1950

Borders South: Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte

East: Tagoloan
West: Opol

Heritage Mapping Survey Form

I. Natural Heritages

Name Other Outstand Statutes Stories

Name ing
Feature

A. None
Mountains

B. None
Volcanoes

C. Valleys None

D. Forest None

E. Caves Macaham Macaham The cave House Bill A marker from

bus Cave bus Hill is famous No. 8906 the National
Cave for the An Act Historical
“Battle of Declaring Institute can be
Macaham Macahambus seen beside the
bus Hill,” Cave in entrance,
which Barangay depicting the
happene Bayanga historical
d on June Cagayan de background of
4, 1900, Oro City an how the
the event Ecotourism Macahambus
 that Site and Cave was used in
marked Appropriatin battle in order to
the first g Funds gain the upper
Filipino Thereof hand against the
victory enemy soldiers.
against
the
American
troops.
Macaham
bus Cave
is a scenic
“tunnel”
cave that
goes from
one
opening
to
another.
The cave
has three
chambers
, which
served as
the
hideout
of the
“Kagay-
anon”
soldiers
during
the war.

Huluga None The Republic Act The skeletal

Cave Huluga No. 4846 fragments which
Cave is Cultural have been found
located Properties inside the cave
about 8 Preservation were believed to
kilometer and be that of a
s south of Protection woman and a
the city Act child who
poblacion inhabited the
of House Bill place during
Cagayan No. 8902 prehistoric times.
 de Oro, An Act The incomplete
in the Declaring remains of a
sitio of Huluga woman were
Taguanao Caves 1 & 2 found in a niche
. It is in Barangay of the cave, along
compose Indahag, with associated
d of two Cagayan de material cultures
main Oro City as which consisted
caverns, Ecotourism of obsidian flakes
situated Sites and and chips, chert
on the Appropriatin flakes, pot shards,
Cagayan g Funds and some
de Oro Thereof porcelain shards.
River The skeletal
along the fragments were
brow of a dated 377 A.D.
vertical based on the acid
limestone racemization
cliff. done by the
Scripps Institution
of Oceanography
in La Jolla,
California, USA.

F. Lakes None

G. Cagayan Cagayan Whitewat House Bill One of the rivers

Rivers/Fall de Oro River er rafting, No. 5643 draining the
s River kayaking An Act northern central
and river Declaring the part of the island
trekking CDO River of Mindanao in
has been and its the Philippines.
one of the Immediate The river has its
tourism Environs a headwaters in the
activities Cultural Kalatungan
being Heritage Mountain Range
promoted Zone and Kitanglad
in the Mountain Range
river. found in the
central part of the
province of
Bukidnon. It
traverses the
municipalities of
 Talakag, Baungon
and Libona,
connecting
tributaries along
the way. It finally
empties into the
Macajalar Bay at
Cagayan de Oro
in the province of
Misamis Oriental.

H. Beaches None

I. Rice None
Fields

J. None
Underwate
r

K. Plants Dao Tree None This tree House Bill This heritage tree
has been No. 2792 can be found
standing An Act within the
for 200 Declaring The secondary forest
years, Dao Tree area of the E.
and is Located Pelez ranch in
one of the Within a Bayombong,
biggest Pocket Cugman, CDO.
and Secondary
oldest Forest in the
Dao trees Integrated
in the Forest
country. Management
It Agreement
measures (IFMA) Area
49 meters of the E.
tall and Pelaez Ranch
223 in
centimete Bayombong,
rs wide. Barangay
Cugman,
Cagayan de
Oro City as
the Cagayan
 de Oro
Heritage Tree
and a Tourist
Attraction

L. Animals None

M. None
Rocks/Min
erals
II. Build Heritages

Name Year Outstanding Architect Material/ Condition

Feature Design

A. St. 1624 Gothic style Originall A variety It is

Church/ Augustine architecture, y by Fray of regularly
Mosque Metropolita adorned with Simón materials renovated
n Cathedral stained glass Loscos de were used and is in
and paintings Santa in the good
of the four Catalina. reconstruc shape. It is
evangelists. Rebuilt tions found at
by which the
Archbish include: Cathedral
op James wood, in Gaston
Hayes, SJ. bamboo, Park of
cogon Cagayan
grass, de Oro
molave city.
wood,
marine
stones
from
China,
burnt shell
powder
mixed
with resin
juice as
cement,
and
galvanize
d iron or
zinc,
concrete,
and
stained
glass.

B. Executive 1940 The newly Unknow This The

Govern House, City renovated n building is building
ment Hall building was built in survived
Bldgs. Complex installed with the WWII and
new dentils American was
and dentil Colonial recently
bands design. renovated.
beneath the
media agua
and the
previously
old capiz
windows
were replaced
with modern
french
windows.

Misamis 1948 This building Unknow This It currently

Oriental has recently n building is stands in
Provincial undergone a built in good
Capitol renovation the condition
and it’s old American at Don
windows Colonial Apolinar
have been design. Velez
replaced with Street of
modern Cagayan
casement de Oro
windows. city.

C. Loyola 1950 This building Unknow It has a The

Schools House of makes use of n notable condition
Xavier arches in the Spanish of this
University - hallways. It is colonial building is
Ateneo de also infamous style that being
Cagayan for the doric also maintained
pillars found integrates by the
at the center. a few school
contempo administrat
rary ion.
elements
into it.

Lourdes 1928 The main Unknow The front The

College entrance of n of the condition
Main this building building of this
Building has two has a building is
 tuscan slight being
designed spanish maintained
pillars on colonial by the
each side. inspiratio school
n to it but administrat
it is ion.
mostly
contempo
rary for
the other
parts of
the
building.

Misamis 1909 The oldest Most of Gabaldon The

Oriental high school in the modular condition
General the heart of buildings design, of this
Comprehen the city of designed with building is
sive High Cagayan de by classical being
School Oro in the William lines and maintained
(MOGCHS) province of Parsons vernacular by the
Misamis architectur school
Oriental,Regi e. administrat
on 10. ion.

D. None
Marketp
lace

E. Gaston Park 1624 A big None Its design The park is

Plazas/P fountain with once still
arks colorful lights served as frequented
is found in the both by
the middle of execution locals and
the park site for visitors
surrounded criminals and is
by trees and during the being
near a church. Spanish cultivated
Often a place period and
for strolling and maintained
by residents training by the city
before and area for governmen
after visiting local t.
 the church. revolution
aries
during the
American
occupatio
n.

Vicente de 1950s Old nara, None This park Improveme

Lara Park mahogany makes use nts have
and other of vibrant been made
hardwood yellow by former
trees are the tiles. Governor
park’s main Within the Oscar
sight. park, you Moreno to
can find do a
two makeover
monumen on the
ts made park. The
out of pathways
concrete are paved,
and a fountain
copper was built,
sheet. and trees
are
adorned
with lamps
that emit
decorative
lights in
the
evening.
There is an
open
structure
where the
public can
play chess,
and more
significantl
y the Press
Freedom
and The
Heritage
monument
 s were
constructed
.

Plaza 1901 The purpose Tirso There is Several

Divisoria of the plaza Neri y no renovation
was to serve Roa sufficient s were
as a divider data that conducted
for the town. could tell and the
Divisoria in the location is
Spanish materials currently
means used for protected
divider. its and
During this constructi maintained
period the on. as it is
town However declared by
constantly as Montalvan
had fire observed as a
outbreaks as and since Heritage
a result Tirso it is used Zone
Neri built the to prevent under RA
Plaza the spread 10066.
Divisoria to of fire the
stop the materials
spread of fire. used
would
most
probably
be cement
and
concrete.

F. Heritage 2010 Sculpted with Eduardo Number Currently

Monum Monument the typical Castrillo 14 and 16 still stands
ent of Misamis Castrillo thick brass in the
Oriental constructivis sheets Capitol
m method. were used grounds in
The double in a good
life size sculpting shape and
human the human condition.
figures of figures
well-know while the
leaders and base was
statesman, formed
 Higaonon out of the
woman with original
a child, obelisk
Muslim enhanced
maiden by fine
palying an tiles and
indegineous mosaic
instrument, glass.
professional
mirants, and
historical
landmarks of
the city.

MacArthur 2008 Probably the Unknow The The

Memorial biggest n material upkeep of
Marker military cap of this this
in the world, monumen monument
the t is mainly is done
"scrambled concrete. routinely
egg hat" by the
marks the municipal
spot in the administrat
Macabalan ion.
Port where
Gen. Douglas
MacArthur
landed in
1942 enroute
to his escape
to Australia
during World
War II. The
big five
golden stars
supporting
the cap
represent the
rank of the
general. A
replica of a
USAFFE PT
Boat is
encased in
 glass at the
center of the
marker.

Rizal June Its marble Unknow Insufficien Can still be

Monument 19, marker n t data found in
1917 having an regarding Plaza
inscription of the Divisoria,
a Spanish Monumen Cagayan
language is t's de Oro
the only materials. City.
surviving However,
artifact with it has a
Spanish texts marble
during the marker
ravages of with a
time, most Spanish
importantly inscription
world war II. .

El Pueblo A 1928 Evokes a Apolinar This It is still

Sus Héroes strong piece Velez monumen found in
of mystery as t is Plaza
the statue that predomin Divisoria,
was erected antly Cagayan
resembles made out DE Oro
Andres of City. It
Bonifacio. concrete symbolizes
However, and the
some argue stones. unparallele
that Mayor d bravery
Apolinar of the
Velez built fallen
the soldiers
monument at who fought
Divisoria in the Fil-
dedicated to Am War,
“Our Town and it also
Heroes.” In contains
his last heroic the bones
act, he of those
gathered all very
the bones of soldiers
those who inside.
 died in Fil-
Am war —
the remains
of those he
once led in
battle, his
comrade-in-
arms.

Ramon Undat Built in honor Unknow The Restored

Magsaysay ed of Ramon n obelisk is through
Monument Magsaysay. It made of the efforts
has an obelisk concrete by the
on which one while the Internation
side has some base is al Order of
of the names made of Job’s
of stones. Daughters
outstanding The statue Bethel #19,
Cagayanons itself is Wadih C.
who made of Saab
prominently bronze. Chapter
served in war Order of
and peace. Demolay
and
Internation
al Order of
the
Rainbow
for Girls
Anthurium
Assembly
#5.

G. None
Cemeter
ies

H. Forts None

I. Ysalina Aroun A steel bridge Unknow Originally The oldest

Bridges Bridge d with a curved n made of bridge
1888- top. bamboo among the
1890 but after city’s
several bridges. It
 renovatio has
ns undergone
throughou several
t the years renovation
it has s. The
become a original
fully bridge was
concrete made of
and steel bamboo
bridge. and was a
bit
unstable.
Due to this
the
reconstruct
ed the
bridge into
a hanging
bridge to
carry a
better
design and
structure
and was
more
stable.
After
several
reconstruct
ions
throughout
the years, it
is now a
fully
concrete
and steel
bridge.

Maharlika 1980s A wide, four Unknow Makes use This

Bridge laned beam n of bridge,
bridge. reinforced formerly
concrete called
and steel. Marcos
bridge, was
 created
back
around the
1980s and
is kept in
good
condition
by the
city's
administrat
ion. It was
created to
lessen the
traffic in
Ysalina
bridge.

J. Trinitas Roa 1880 This house is Unknow Has the The house
Houses Reyes famous for n theme of is still
Ancestral the intricate Spanish standing
House carvings Colonial but in a
found in the style. dilapidated
inside. It is state.
also made
mostly of
hardwood.

Acero 1936 Japanese Felix The house Currently

House military Acero is still stands
officers designed and was
occupied the in an recently
house and american renovated
some names colonial whilst
were written style and preserving
on the mostly its original
bedroom uses wood design.
doors. It is as its
also material.
perceived as
haunted by
those who
pass by it.
Casa del 1882 The remains Unknow The The house
Chino Ygua of Kagay-on n original still stands
patriots killed structure up to the
in the was built present. It
skirmish in out of was
the Battle of bricks recently
Cagayan transporte renovated
were buried d from which
in its China poorly
backyard. aboard preserved
Chinese its history
junks. and
During culture.
the trip,
the bricks
served as
ballast for
the junk,
which
reportedly
landed
along the
banks of
the
Cagayan
River to
unload its
cargo. It
follows a
Spanish
colonial
style
design.

Ramon- 1700s The build of Unknow It makes Currently

Gallardo- this house has n use of still stands
Valmores a spanish hardwood and is
Ancestral colonial build and nipa owned and
House as it was built as its operated
right after the materials. by Phinma.
war period.

Gabar 1800s The Post- Unknow Insufficien The house

House Spanish style n t data is owned
 theme of the regarding and being
house makes the maintained
it a unique materials up to the
house at this used for present by
time. the the Fuentes
building, family.
however it
is noted
that it
follows a
Post-
Spanish
design
style.

K. None
Streets/
Roads
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