Thursday, February 11, 2010

Tourist attractions

Camiling is known for its architectural antiquity seen from the old Saint Michael church. Noted also Tarlac College of Agriculture the widest and the second largest College in the province.

Catholic Church of Camiling

The Catholic Church of Camiling was burned in 1997.

A historical building built around 1700s, was destroyed and rebuilt in 1880s after a surge of major earthquake. The centuries-old Roman Catholic Church and Convent have been declared historical site by National Historical Commission in 1994. The Church was the death place of General Pedro Pedroche and his men in the hands of Francisco Makabulos and high revolutionary troops on orders of General Luna on charges of rebellion. Having served as concrete testimonies to the unfolding of historical drama during the Spanish Revolution before being burned on 1997 that have affected even its constituent Camiling Catholic School. Now their ruins stand and being restored painfully slow. The current church had been transferred to the then Camiling Catholic School's Gymnasium. A new Camiling church is under construction beside the old church at the time being. The old church was planned to be transformed into a museum. This is the first church ever built in the province of Tarlac

Maria Clara Iglesias Independiente

Had been built after the Philippine revolution by the revolutionaries attempt to "Filipinize" the Church. This is one of the first independent church built by Gregorio Aglipay, the first one being in Paniqui.

Maria Clara Museum

The old house of Maria Clara.

A part of a house where Leonor Rivera dwells. Several priceless artifacts belonging to hers, immortalized by Noli Me Tangere as Maria Clara and even her late admirer, the national hero Jose Rizal had been exhibited on glass.this museum had a copy of some several things belonging to Dr. Jose Rizal but what is the best is this museum had the only museum in the Philippines had a copy of the original novel of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.but besides the Luneta park they also had this literature of Rizal

Maria Clara Town Plaza A wide plaza complex that features various sports field, a park, a playground, an auditorium and a wide grassy field. It currently hosts one of the two temporary Camiling Public Markets as it is under construction for the moment. Maria Clara Town Plaza is the second widest park plaza in the province which composed of four hectares of lands suitable for some activities celebrated by the municipality and some schools of Camiling. One of the magnificent wonders of this place are the Acacia trees. The age now are 412 years old(2009) that until now it is strong and standing enormously in the park plaza. People said that these trees were really a rich treasures of the place of Camiling. These shows that the Camilenous had preserve and make their culture and tradition rich. These trees are also older than that of the Bamban Tarlac's Centennial Acacia Tree.

4 comments:

  1. is the leonor rivera museum located in the park or near of it somewhere near the market?? i plan to visit the place so i like to know.

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  2. appreciating history and learn from it must be deeply inculcated among the young. tourism is one source of historical education as a citizen of any country that values its past with pride.

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