Provincial Building of Zambales
Location:
Zambales Provincial Capitol, Iba, Zambales
Category:
Buildings/Structures
Type: Building
Status: Level II - Historical marker
Marker Date:
1939
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
PROVINCIAL BUILDING OF ZAMBALES
THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE SPANISH CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE YEARS 1875–1878. THE MOLAVE AND YACAL POSTS WERE CUT IN THE FOREST NEAR DIRITA. USED AS A PROVINCIAL PRISON DURING THE SPANISH REGIME, IT BECAME THE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBALES IN 1899. A PORTION OF THE BUILDING HAS, EVER SINCE, BEEN UTILIZED AS THE SEAT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. THE FRONT PART WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1939.
