Spanish colonial bridges in Tayabas
The Spanish colonial bridges in Tayabas are bridges built during the Spanish-colonial era in Tayabas, Quezon. The city government of Tayabas declared eleven bridges in the city as Historical bridges of Tayabas for protection purposes.[1] These are the bridges of Alitao, Isabel II, Urbiztondo, Don Francisco de Asis, Bai, Despedidas, Ese, Princesa, Malagonlong, Lakawan and Mate. In 2011, ten bridges in Tayabas was declared as National Cultural Treasure under the Historic Bridges of Tayabas.[2] The declared national cultural treasures under the list are the bridges of Alitao, Isabel II, Don Francisco de Asis, Gibanga, Malagonlong, Lakawan, Mate, Ese, Despedida, Tumuloy and Princesa.
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Tayabas Historic Bridges
The Tayabas Historic Bridges is a group of existing Spanish-colonial era bridges in Tayabas, Quezon declared by the National Museum of the Philippines as a National Cultural Treasure on August 12, 2011.[2]
Image | Bridge | Location | Coordinates | Description |
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150px | Puente de Alitao | Alitao River, Poblacion | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | A two arched adobe bridge built in 1793 by Don Diego Urbano. It is the earliest surviving colonial bridge in Tayabas. |
150px | Puente de Reina Isabel II | Iyam River, Brgy. Baguio | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The bridge was constructed under the term of Gobernador Don Jose Maria de la O in March 15, 1852. It was finished in July 16, 1853 and was dedicated to Queen Isabel II of Spain. |
150px | Puente de San Francisco de Asís | Domoit River, Brgy. Domoit | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Built in 1854 |
Puente de Gibanga | Brgy. Gibanga | |||
Puente de Malogonlong | Dumacaa River, Brgy Matuena | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | The longest Spanish colonial era bridge in the Philippines built by Franciscan Fr. Antonio Mateos from 1841 to 1850 | |
150px | Puente de Lakawan | Lakawan River, Brgy. Lakawan | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
150px | Puente de Mate | Mate River, Brgy. Mate | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
150px | Puente de la Ese | Ibiyang Munti, Brgy. Camaysao | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
150px | Puente de las Despedidas | Malaking Ibiya, Brgy. Lalo | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Puente de Tumuloy | ||||
150px | Puente de la Princesa | Ilayang Dumacaa (Upper Dumacaa), Brgy. Matuena | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Other Spanish-colonial era bridges
Besides the declaration of the National Museum on National Cultural Treasures and the city government of Tayabas on historic bridges, all Spanish colonial era bridges are declared cultural properties (part of the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property) under the National Cultural Heritage Act.
Image | Bridge | Location | Coordinates | Description |
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150px | Puente de Baawin | 136.55 Kilometer Post | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
150px | Puente de Baguio | Brgy. Baguio | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
150px | Puente de Bai | Bai Creek, Brgy. Dapdap | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
150px | Puente de Calumpang | Tayabas-Sariaya Provincial Road, Brgy. Calumpang | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
150px | Puentecito de Malao-a | Brgy. Malao-a | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
150px | Puentecito de Putol | Brgy. Putol | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
150px | Puente de Ubli | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
150px | Puente de Urbiztondo | Malao-a River, Barangay Malao-a | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Built in 1854 |
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