The Provincial Government Building of Bataan
Location:
Balanga, Bataan
Category:
Buildings/Structures
Type: Building
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1939
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING OF BATAAN
THIS BUIDING, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CASA REAL, WAS BUILT IN THE YEARS 1792-1794 ACCORDING TO THE PLANS OF DOMINGO DE LA CRUZ GONZALES, AN ARCHITECT. WHEN CHARLES IV WAS KING OF SPAIN, RAFAEL MARIA DE AGUILAR WAS GOVERNOR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND DOMINGO DE GOYENECHEA WA ALCALDE MAYOR OF BATAAN PROVINCE. EARTHQUAKE DAMAGED THE CASA REAL IN 1852 AND 1854, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE IN 1854, 1869, 1880 AND 1885. THIS BUILDING WAS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE BATAAN REVOLUTIONARY GROVERNMENT FROM MAY 31, 1898 TO JANUARY 1900. FROM 1903 TO 1906 IT HOUSED THE PROVINCIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
