Heritage of Cebu Monument

HERITAGE OF CEBU MONUMENT

       There is nothing more fun to do than travelling. Introducing yourself to new and wonderful places, discovering tons of cultures and traditions, or exploring the wonders in the Earth. Travelling makes you calm and helps take the stress away. Steve Berry says that “A concerted effort to preserve our heritage is a vital link to our cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational and economic legacies - all of the things that quite literally makes us who we are.” We should take good care and learn more about our heritages here in our country, because these heritages represents and defines us on to who we are and to how we used to be that made us now in the present. Loving our own country gives us the dignity of being a Filipino.

           The cement and steel are combined to form the tall Heritage of Cebu Monument, built right on the original site of Plaza Parian, the heart of the former town, in the City of Cebu.

This magnificent monument was erected right in the original Plaza Parian in Cebu City, Conceptualized by multi-award sculptor Eduardo Castrillo, the mammoth structure depicts key moments in Cebu's history that began with deadly fighting. of April 27,1521 on the island of Mactan where cheiftain Lapu-Lapu was abducted by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

           The monument also portrays the return of Rajah Humabon and his followers to Christianity, the local revolution against Spanish rule, the Cebuano saint Pedro Calungsod. The redress of the structure began in July 1997; its inauguration was on December 8, 2000.

  The place where the monument stands today, Parian, is very historic. It became a home to the homes of prominent families in Cebu during the Spanish Period. It was also used as a center of trade between the locals, the Chinese and Spanish mestizos.

The word "parian" is derived from the word "priest" which means barter or trade. It is also where rich Chinese traders hold rich events. This is also where the church of San Juan the Baptist was located but was demolished in 1875 by the diocese of Cebu

        Visiting Heritage of Cebu Monument was such an amazing experience, all the sculptures were well built and formed. The place was well preserved because as I visited it was very clean. I recommend everyone to go and visit the Heritage of Cebu Monument.

"Here is your country, value its natural wonders, treasure the natural resources, treasure the history and romance as a sacred legacy, for your children and your children's children. Don't let the selfish people or greedy interest in the skin of your country's beauty, wealth, or romance. "

                                                    
                                                                                                         -Theodore Roosevelt

8/10/19