List of historical markers of the Philippines in Central Visayas

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Magellan's Cross chapel and historical marker in Cebu City, Cebu.

This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Central Visayas (Region VII) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission. The plaques themselves are permanent signs installed in publicly visible locations on buildings, monuments, or in special locations.

While many Cultural Properties have historical markers installed, not all places marked with historical markers are designated into one of the particular categories of Cultural Properties.

The first historical marker in the Cebuano Language was unveiled in 2008 for the Cebu Provincial Capitol, Cebu City. Another marker in the same language was unveiled for Carcel de Cebu the next year.

The site of the historical marker of the Sandugo, or the blood compact between Sikatuna and Legazpi became an issue because of the NHCP board resolution that the event site was located off the waters of Loay and not Tagbilaran. Despite the resolution, the marker remains in its original place.^[1]

This article lists ninety-three (93) markers from Central Visayas.

Bohol[]

This article lists twenty-nine (29) markers from the Province of Bohol.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Balilihan Belfry		Structure	Belfry	Became a guard tower for the Spanish, Americans, and the Japanese. Built in 1844.	Balilihan	English	1953
Bantayan ng Punta Cruz	Santa Cruz Fort	Structure	Watchtower	Built by Recollect priests out of corals in 1798 against Moro pirates. Built under the patronage of St. Vincent Ferrer.	Punta Cruz	Filipino	May 16, 2009
Birthplace of Carlos P. Garcia				Born on November 4, 1896. Became president of the Philippines from 1957-1960.	Talibon	English	1973
Blood Compact Between Sikatuna and Legaspi		Site	Site	The site where the Sandugo between Datu Sikatuna and Miguel López de Legazpi took place	Tagbilaran City	English	1941
Bohol Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Bohol Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines			Members of the expedition fled to here from Cebu after many were killed by Cebuanos.[2]	Brgy. Punta Cruz, Maribojoc	Filipino	June 17, 2021
Carlos P. Garcia				Born on November 4, 1896. Became president of the Philippines from 1957-1960.	Talibon	English	November 4, 1972
Carlos P. Garcia House		Building	House	Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP.	Tagbilaran City	English	September 4, 2009
Church of San Pedro Apostol		Building	House of Worship	Jesuit Fr. Juan de Torres established the mission of Loboc in 1597.	Loboc	English	1999
Church of Tagbilaran				One of the six parishes in Bohol founded by the Jesuits. Established in 1595.	Tagbilaran City	Filipino	1953
Clarin Ancestral House				Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP.	Loay	English	June 29, 1999
		Structure	Watchtower, Convent	Church and other structures built by the Jesuits out of corals.	Dauis	Filipino	May 16, 2009
Guindulman				Became a town in 1798. Town was burned by the Japanese in 1943.	Guindulman	Filipino	September 7, 1985
In Memory of Francisco Dagohoy[3]				Filipino revolutionary against the Spaniards, 1744-1829. Established an independent government.	Magtangtang, Danao	English	1954
Jagna Martyrs[4]		Sites/ Events	Site	Filipino resistance against the American rule, 1901. The Americans burned the whole town.	Brgy. Lonoy, Jagna[5]	English	1958
Ang Sandugo[6]	The Blood Compact			Blood compact between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna	Hinawanan, Loay	Filipino	March 25, 2006
Simbahan ng Albuquerque[7]	Church of Albuquerque	Building	House of Worship	First built out of wood and bamboo in 1842. Has an arched bridge that connects the church to the convent that is unique among Bohol churches.	Albuquerque	Filipino	August 27, 2014
Simbahan ng Baclayon	Baclayon Church	Building	House of Worship	Church built by the Jesuits. Site where Jesuit priests Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sanchez formally established the first Christian mission to Bohol on November 17, 1596.	Baclayon	Filipino	December 18, 1995
Simbahan ng Carmen	Carmen Church			Established by the Recollects as a visita of Bilar. Became a separate parish in 1874.	Carmen	Filipino	January 16, 2018
Simbahan ng Dauis	Dauis Church	Building	House of Worship	Church built by the Jesuits. Current church was built from 1863 to 1879.	Dauis	Filipino	May 16, 2009
Simbahan ng Duero	Duero Church	Building	House of Worship	Established in 1863 by the Recollects. Current structure of wooden church and convent built in 1874.	Duero	Filipino	March 10, 2015[8]
Simbahan ng Inabanga	Inabanga Church	Building	House of Worship	Church built by the Jesuits in 1724, destroyed by the earthquake of 2013	Inabanga	Filipino	March 10, 2015[8]
Simbahan ng Jagna	Jagna Church	Building	House of Worship	Church built by the Jesuits in 1631. The church was saved when the Americans burned the town in 1901.	Jagna	Filipino	March 10, 2015[8]
Simbahan ng Loon	Loon Church	Building	House of Worship	Church first built by the Jesuits. Used by the Americans as garrison against Filipino guerrillas.	Loon	Filipino	2010
Simbahan ng Loon	Loon Church	Building	House of Worship	Destroyed by an earthquake 2013. Rebuilt, 2021.	Loon	Filipino	September 7, 2021
Simbahan ng Maribojoc	Church of Maribojoc			Church built by the Jesuits as a mission an parish on 1767. Dedicated to Santa Cruz.	Maribojoc	Filipino	2009
Simbahan ng Maribojoc	Church of Maribojoc	Buildings/ Structures	House of Worship	Established by the Jesuits, 1767. Destroyed by an earthquake 2013. Rebuilt, 2021.	Maribojoc	Filipino	March 12, 2021[9]
Simbahan ng Santisima Trinidad ng Loay	Santisima Trinidad of Loay Church	Building	House of Worship	Built under the Recollects in 1822. Important example of Filipino-Spanish architecture.	Loay	Filipino	April 30, 2004
Katedral ng Talibon	Talibon Cathedral	Building	House of Worship	Established by the Jesuits in 1722. Seat of the Diocese of Talibon, center of Catholicism in northern Bohol.	Talibon	Filipino	March 10, 2015[8]
Simbahan ng Tubigon	Tubigon Church	Building	House of Worship	Church built by the Jesuits and transferred to the Recollects, destroyed by the 2013 earthquake	Tubigon	Filipino	March 9, 2015[8]

Cebu[]

This article lists fifty-four (54) markers from the Province of Cebu.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
				Monument inscription dedicated to Ramon Magsaysay.	Plaza Independencia, Cebu City	English	May 25, 1958
Andres Bonifacio (30 Nobyembre 1863 - 10 Mayo 1897)	Andrés Bonifacio (30 November 1863 - 10 May 1897)			The founder of the Katipunan. to unite the islands and wage an armed revolution against the Spaniards.	Plaza Independencia, Cebu City	Filipino	December 3, 2013[10][11]
Antonio Pigafetta				The chronicler of Ferdinand Magellan. Patrician of Vicenzia, Italy and was a Knight of Malta.	Cebu City	English	1980
Antonio Pigafetta		Personages	Biographical Marker	Part of the remaining eighteen that completed the circumnavigation of the world.	Plaza Independencia, Cebu City	Filipino	April 13, 2021
(Sarmiento-Osmeña House)	Brick House (Sarmiento-Osmeña House)	Building	House	Designated as a heritage house by the NHCP.	Carcar	English	2010
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)		Building	Bank	Third branch of BPI outside Metro Manila. Established in 1924.	Magallanes Street, Cebu City	Filipino	December 2, 2010
Bradford Memorial Church 1913[12]				Started as Cebu Mission Station for Presbyterian missionaries	Cebu City	Filipino	2014
Birthplace of Sergio Osmeña, Sr.				Site where Osmeña was born on September 9, 1878. He served as the president from 1944-1946.	Cebu City	English	September 9, 1959
Casa Gorordo	Gorodo House	Building	House	House built in Mid-19th century by Alejandro Reynes y Rosales and bought by Juan Isidro de Gorordo.	Eduardo Aboitiz St., Cebu City	English	August 21, 1998
Cebu Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Cebu Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines			The expedition reached an active trading entrepot, April 7, 1521.	Plaza Sugbo, Brgy. Central, Cebu City	Filipino	April 7, 2021[13]
Church and Convent of Santo Niño		Building	House of Worship	The first church to be established in the Philippines. Home of the Santo Niño.	Cebu City	English	1941
Colegio De La Imaculada Concepcion				First all-girls Catholic school in Cebu. Established by Rev. P. Fernando De La Canal on May 30, 1880.	Cebu City	Filipino	March 15, 1979[14]
Colon Street					Colon St., Cebu City	English
Colon Street				Also known as the Parian, the oldest street in the Philippines. Built in 1565.	Colon St., Cebu City	English	October 16, 1961
The Cross of Magellan[15]		Site	Monument	The spot where Ferdinand Magellan planted a cross to claim the Philippines for the King of Spain.	Plaza Sugbo, Cebu City	English	1941
Daang Colon	Colon Street			First street in the Philippines. Also known as Parian. Built in 1565.	Colon St., Cebu City	Filipino	May 17, 1999
Ang Dakong Balay (Don Florencio Noel House)	The Big House (Don Florencio Noel House)	Building	House	Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP.	Carcar	English	2010
Ferdinand Magellan's Death		Site	Site	Death site of Magellan wounded by soldiers of Lapulapu.	Lapu-Lapu	English	1958
Fernando Magallanes	Fernando Magallanes			Designated leader of the Spanish expedition that sought to find maritime route to Maluku.	Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City	Filipino	April 27, 2021
First Mass in Cebu				Celebrated on April 14, 1521 by Magellan and his men. Rajah Humabon and many more were baptized.	Cebu City	English
Fort San Pedro				Spanish-era fortification in Cebu City. Triangular in shape and made of stone and mortar.	Cebu City	English	1952
Fort of San Pedro		Structure	Fortification	Spanish-era fortification in Cebu City. Triangular in shape and made of stone and mortar.	Cebu City	English	1939
Karsel sa Sugbo	Carcel de Cebu	Building	Building	Formerly a jail built in 1870 out of corals. Converted into the museum of Cebu province in 2008.	Museo Sugbo, Cebu City	Cebuano, Filipino	August 13, 2009
Katedral ng Cebu	Cathedral of Cebu			First built in 1595. Became a metropolitan cathedral in 1932. Only the belltower and the perimeter walls survived during World War II.	Cebu City	Filipino	November 23, 2016
Kapitolyo sa Sugbo	Cebu Capitol	Building	Government Center	First built in front of Plaza Independencia. Building designed by architect Juan Arellano.	Cebu City	Cebuano, Filipino	2008
Lapulapu				Battle site between the forces of Lapu-Lapu and Magellan, fought on April 27, 1521.	Lapu-Lapu (currently within NHCP storage)	English	1941
Lapulapu				Chieftain of Mactan who killed Ferdinand Magellan in combat on April 27, 1521.	Mactan Shrine, Lapu-Lapu	English	1951
Lapulapu				Stood for the independence of Mactan, and rejected Magellan's decision to appoint Rajah Humabon as the highest leader in Mactan and Cebu.	Liberty Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City	Filipino	April 27, 2021
Pantaleon Villegas "Leon Kilat" (1873-1898)		Personage	Monument	Katipunan revolutionary tasked by Aguinaldo to expand the revolution in Cebu.	Carcar	Filipino	2001
Mactan Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Mactan Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines			Site where the battle ensued where Magellan was killed.	Mactan Shrine, Mactan Island, Lapu-Lapu City	Filipino	April 27, 2021
Ang Madugong Linggo ng Palaspas 1898[16]	The Bloody Palm Sunday 1898			The bloody Battle of Tres de Abril headed by Pantaleon Villegas.	Tres de Abril St. cor. V. Rama Ave., Cebu City	Filipino	1966
Mercado Mansion		Building	House	Designated as a heritage house by the NHCP.	Carcar	English	2010
Pagdaong sa Talisay	Talisay Landing			Part of the Operation VICTOR II under Gen. Douglas MacArthur to liberate Cebu, Bohol, and Negros.	Larawan Beach, Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City	Filipino	2009
Paliparang Lahug, P.A.A.C.	Lahug Field, P.A.A.C.			Stationed on this site, from 1940-1941,the only pre-World War II Philippine Army corps units in the Visayas and Mindanao.	Cebu City	Filipino, English	May 1, 1968
Parola ng Bagacay Point	Bagacay Point Lighthouse	Structure	Lighthouse	Built upon the lot donated by Governor General William Howard Taft in 1904.	Liloan	Filipino	May 14, 2006
Ponson Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Ponson Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines			Where the expedition ended after traversing the coast of Leyte.[17]	Ponson Island, Pilar	Filipino	April 6, 2021
Poro Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Poro Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines			From Leyte, this is where the expedition temporarily stopped to wait for the balangay fleet of Rajah Colambu.[18]	Mactang Beach, Brgy. Esperanza, Poro (Poro Island)	Filipino	April 6, 2021
Ramon Magsaysay (1907–1957)		Personage		Seventh President of the Philippines. Site of plane crash that killed him.	Balamban	Filipino	March 17, 1988
Mga Relihiyosong Agustino sa Pilipinas	Religious Augustinians in the Philippines			On February 13, 1565, five Augustinians, under Andrés de Urdaneta, arrived in Tandaya, now part of Samar.	Inner Garden, Basilica del Santo Niño, Cebu City	Filipino	August 8, 2018
Silva House		Building	House	Declared as a heritage house by the NHCP.	Carcar	English	2010
Simbahan ng Argao	Church of Argao			Formerly a visita of Carcar. Established in 1733. The first church was built in 1788	Argao, Cebu	Filipino	July 11, 2016
Ang Simbahan ng Bantayan	The Church of Bantayan			Built by the Augustinians on June 11, 1580. The current structure was finished in 1863.	Bantayan, Cebu	Filipino	1980
Simbahan ng Boljoon	Boljoon Church	Building	House of Worship	Started as a visita of Carcar. Built by Augustinians in 1599. The current church was constructed starting from 1783.	Boljoon	Filipino	June 25, 2000
Simbahan ng Carcar	Church of Carcar			Established by the Augustinians in 1599 under the patronage of Our Lady of the Visitation.	Carcar City	Filipino	September 2017
Simbahan ng Dumanjug	Church of Dumanjug			Formerly a visita of Barili. Became a parish in 1854 under the patronage of St. Francis of Assisi.	Dumanjug	Filipino	June 6, 2016[19]
Simbahan ng Malabuyoc	Church of Malabuyoc			Started as a visita of Samboan in 1784. Became a full-fledged parish in 1834 under the patronage of San Nicolas de Tolentino.	Malabuyoc	Filipinpo	September 25, 2017
Simbahan ng San Guillermo de Aquitania	Church of San Guillermo de Aquitania	Building	House of Worship	Founded as a visita of Carcar in 1690. Became a parish in 1711.	Dalaguete	Filipino	October 3, 2004
Simbahan ng Pardo	Church of Pardo			Founded as a parish of the Diocese of Cebu, 1866. Current church built from 1880-1893.	Pardo, Cebu City	Filipino	July 11, 2016
Simbahan ng Samboan	Church of Samboan			Formerly a visita of Tanjay, Negros Oriental. Became a parish of the Diocese of Cebu under the patronage of Saint Michael the Archangel in 1780.	Samboan, Cebu	Filipino	June 8, 2016
Simbahan ng Sibonga	Church of Sibonga	Building	House of Worship	Established in 1690. The current neogothic church was built in 1866.	Sibonga	Filipino	December 2, 2010
Ticobon Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Ticobon Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines			Where the expedition was able to see the island of Cebu.[20]	San Francisco (Pacijan Island)	Filipino	April 6, 2021
Unang Kasunduan ng Kapayapaan sa Pilipinas	First Peace Treaty in the Philippines			Signed between Rajah Tupas and Miguel López de Legazpi, acknowledging the sovereignty of Spain.	Fort San Pedro, Cebu City	Filipino	June 4, 1985
University of the Philippines Cebu College				Established in 1918. Used by the Japanese as prison from 1927 to 1945.	University of the Philippines Cebu, Cebu City	Filipino	December 2, 2010[21]
University of San Carlos				Established in 1779, the old site of the Jesuit Colegio San Ildefonso.	University of San Carlos, Cebu City	English	2010

Negros Oriental[]

This article lists eight (8) markers from the Province of Negros Oriental.

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Diego de la Viña[22]				Revolutionary leader and merchant. Helped liberate towns of norther Negros and Dumaguete.	Guihulngan City	Filipino	2008
Negros Oriental State University[23]				Established in 1907 as a class of woodwork within Negros Oriental Provincial High School. Became a university in 2004.	Dumaguete City	Filipino	February 14, 2014
Jose Rizal sa Dumaguete	José Rizal in Dumaguete	Site	Monument	Site where José Rizal stayed for a while after his exile in Dapitan. He was with Josephine Bracken, his sister Narcisa, among others.	Dumaguete	Filipino	February 7, 2012
Panilongon (Negros) Ruta ng Ekspedisyong Magallanes - Elcano sa Pilipinas	Panilongon (Negros) Route of the Magallanes - Elcano Expedition in the Philippines			Noted by Francisco Albo, one of the pilots of the expedition that this place was rich in gold and ginger.	Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City	Filipino	May 4, 2021[24]
Pantaleon Villegas "Leon Kilat" (1873-1898)		Personage	Monument	Became part of the revolutionary cause while in Manila and was tasked by Aguinaldo to expand the revolution in Cebu.	Bacong	Filipino	2000
Silliman University		Building	School	The first American and Protestant school in the Philippines and in Asia.	Dumaguete City	Filipino	1966
Ang Pagsuko ng mga Puwersang Hapones sa Negros Oriental	The Surrender of Japanese Forces in Negros Oriental	Structure	Monument	Commemorating the site where Japanese forces under Col. Satoshi Oie surrendered to the American forces under Col. F. Wilson.	Zamboanguita	Filipino	September 22, 2007
Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres		Structure	Monument	Commemorating the arrival of Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres to Dumaguete.	Dumaguete	Filipino	October 28, 2004

Siquijor[]

This article lists two (2) markers from the Province of Siquijor

Marker title	English Translation	Category	Type	Description	Location	Language	Date Issued	Image
Simbahan ng Lazi	Lazi Church	Building	House of Worship	Parish established by the Recollects in 1857. Has one of the largest convents in the Philippines.	Lazi	Filipino	May 19, 1984
Simbahan ng Siquijor	Church of Siquijor			Established under the patronage of Saint Francis de Assisi, February 1, 1783.	Siquijor	Filipino	May 19, 1984

See also[]

• List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Central Visayas

References[]

Footnotes[]

Bibliography[]

• National Historical Institute (1994). Historical Markers: Regions V-XIII. National Historical Institute.
• National Historical Institute (2008). Historical Markers (1992 - 2006). National Historical Institute.
• A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
• A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012

External links[]

• A list of sites and structures with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
• A list of institutions with historical markers, as of 16 January 2012
• National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines
• Policies on the Installation of Historical Markers