History of tondo

TONDO is considered to be over a thousand years old, having been first referenced in the Laguna Copperplate
Inscription, which can be seen in the National Museum of the Philippines and dates from April 21, 900. Tondo is a
historical thing. Tondo hosted historic events and was home to many famous families before it was cut off and
certain sections parceled out to nearby Binondo. Lakandula established his dominion here, and the Katipunan met
for the first time. The faithful were summoned by the huge Tondo Church. Plaza Moriones was once the best
alternative to Plaza Miranda in Quiapo. Torres High School was one of the nation's greatest secondary schools,
producing famous graduates who excelled in journalism, literature, and public service. Families like the Arcellanas,
Malays, Aprietos, Cristobals, Cruzes, Saenzes, Hernandezes, and others lived in localities like Gagalangin,
Bangkusay, Moriones, Juan Luna, Tayuman, Pritil, and Balut.

Tondo is an industrious, aspirational middle-class neighborhood. There are pockets of poverty and criminality, such
as the Smoky Mountain area, the North Harbor slums, and the Dagat-Dagatan grounds, but the national
government has paid attention to these places and is working to rehabilitate them. The district is proud of its
history, culture, and economic opportunities.

History of Sto. Niño de Tondo Parish Church

The Provincial Chapter approved the Tondo Convent on May 3, 1572, with Lubao, Betis, and Calumpit as its visitas.
It was one of the first structures established by the Spaniards in Luzon. Fr. was the parish's first priest. Fr. Alvarado
and Alonzo Alvarado, OSA As his assistant, Pedro Holgado, OSA Naga (Navotas), Misic (the little island of Maysilo),
and Bulacan became its visitas in 1575. In 1578, the friar who lived there at the time, Fr. Geronimo Marin
functioned as a go-between for Lacandola and Maestro de Ocampo Juan de Salcedo in Navotas, facilitating calm
dialogues. The Franciscans were accommodated at the Tondo convent when their monastery was burned down in
1583. Because the San Agustin monastery was being rebuilt after a fire in 1587, it was used as a Studium
Grammaticae. The convent of Tondo had two priests serving the 6,000 souls in the towns of Navotas and
Tambobong by 1591. (Malabon). Due to its reliance on gifts from the provincial treasury, the monastery of Tondo
suffered from "want of comfort." It didn't have any estates to draw money from, unlike others. On the other side,
it was the only place near Manila where visiting priests could stay. The monastery's condition was "very much
exploited and in grave need," thus the council fathers warned visitors not to remain too long at the convent on
December 12, 1597. Furthermore, visitors were warned that staying in the house for more than twelve hours
would result in severe consequences. Visitors who arrived after dinner had to leave before lunch the next day.

Despite its terrible financial situation, the house began accepting Augustinian candidates in 1597, and by 1599, it
had expanded its jurisdiction to include the visitas of Navotas, Tambobong (Malabon), and Caloocan. The father
provincial, however, relieved Tondo from paying its yearly collection three days after the council meeting that year
because "its alms are few and the visitas are many, and most importantly, because we don't have a house yet and
need to build one since there is only one room." The prior was allowed to buy a vegetable garden near the convent
to help pay the 200 pesos due to the Manila fund. The earliest stone monastery is thought to have been built
around 1611, while Fr. The parish priest was Alonzo Guerrero. The house of Tondo was excused of its ten percent
contribution to Manila in 1620 due to "necessary repair works of the convent and the church," and the same
resolution was approved the following year because the prior had to help the father provincial who was then
residing in Tondo.
. Fr. Antonio de Ocampo purchased the property in 1625 for 800 pesos in order to repair the dining room and
stairway. The church and convent were thought to have taken three years to build.

In 1641, the turmoil of Sunray damaged the church, and previously the church was repaired and a water tank was
installed. The church was damaged again during the 1645 earthquake. After new repairs, the church and
monastery looked very strong and magnificent, all masonry and beautiful buildings. Unfortunately, both buildings
were destroyed in 1661 by Governor Saviniano Manrique de Lara. In the same year, the monastery suffered so
much from the Sangleys war that it could no longer support itself. The rebuilding of the building began this year
with income from various joint ownership. In 1692, the house was exempt from all taxes to assist in the
reconstruction of churches and monasteries. Curiously, according to an anonymous document in 1695, this
fountain in the Monastery of Tondo performed some small miracles. The building was supposed to be completed
in 1695. This was the end of the dynamic Father Duque's tenure, or by at least 1741, state funding and (Tondo's)
Klosters for the reconstruction of the church were used, which is correct, and just the house It means paying back
to Manila from its own land. However, if you need it at Tondo House in the future, we will refund the rent. Now
everyone agrees that the priests should be little comforted. The monastery was expanded in 1728 and in 1731 a
budget of 2,000 pesos was withdrawn from state funding. Fernando Sanchez reminded his fathers in 1732 that the
project was expensive and could not be done without state help. The façade and two towers, which were on the
verge of collapse, were built in 1734. Diego Verga. To help fund the project for some reason, all the bunkas that
crossed the mouth of the monastery were charged a quarter of the peso. The 1740 earthquake damaged the
building again and repaired it the following year. Declared as an ancestral home in 1759, it was under the control
of the Meissilo Visitas, which was founded in the 1754 session.

The church become closely broken through the earthquake of June 3, 1863 and become rebuilt for the third time
through Fr. Manuel Diez Gonzalez. The healing become finished through Fr. Casimiro Herrero minister of Tondo
from 1874 to 1880. He should have accompanied the plans of architect Luciano Oliver designed in 1873. Steel
framing become used for the media naranja dome and iron sheets for the roofing, the primary time those
substances had been used withinside the country. According to Castaneda, Condrado Gregorio took over the
development from Oliver and indicated his goal to apply aramadura de hierro. The iron needs to be importedfrom
England. This become the primary edifice to consist of in its plans the usage of iron sheets and become favorably
acted upon through the Junta Consultativa and the Inspeccion General de Obras Pulbicas.

The Cemetery become built through Fr. Mariano Gil all through his priorship from 1889 to 1898. Architect Gregorio
N. Santos designed the fence. The partitions had been manufactured from stone from Guadalupe and
Meycauayan. The Project value 2,one hundred fifty pesos. The organ costing 12,000 pesos become ordered from
the famend Amezua Organeros of Barcelona, Spain. It become mounted in 1983 and had one predominant
keyboard with fifty six keys and a peladier with 19 keys and 4 combinations. The predominant molave door
become sold through Fr. Pablo Alvarez for one hundred forty pesos in 1898.

During the Japanese profession of the Philippines, church offerings had been held withinside the residence of
Primo Arambulo own circle of relatives at Santiago de Vera Street whilst the Japanese engineering corps become
primarily based totally withinside the church. During the remaining day of the Japanese profession the church
served as sanctuary to hundreds of refugees who poured into its compound from the North Harbor place which
become razed through the chickening out Japanese.

The gift church has one predominant relevant nave and aisle connected through strong columns. It measures sixty
five meters long, 22 meters wide, and 17 meters high. The Ionic pilasters and large buttresses helping the
discordant domes of the bell towers are harking back to the Neo-Classical style, common for its scanty
ornamentation. Blind arched openings assessment with square voids and triangular canopies. Twin towers flank
the façade. The triangular pediment is characterised through directly traces and a rose window.