Mariveles
Location:
Mariveles Municipal Hall, National Road, Brgy. Poblacion, Mariveles, Bataan
Category:
Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1950
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
MARIVELES
ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS VILLAGE OF KAMAYA BELONGING TO THE “CORREGIMIENTO” OF MARIVELES. SERVED AS CHECKING POINT FOR SHIPS ENTERING OR LEAVING MANILA BAY. INVADED BY THE DUTCH IN 1600 AND 1609. ASSUMED ITS PRESENT NAME WHEN THE PROVINCE OF BATAAN WAS CREATED IN 1754. WITNESSED THE SURRENDER OF MAJ. MANUEL L. QUEZON, 1901; GEN. ARTEMIO RICARTE, 1904; AND MAJ. GEN. EDWARD P. KING, JR., 1942. STARTING POINT OF THE DEATH MARCH, 9 APRIL 1942.
