Places of interest in Pandacan

===Romualdez Mansion===

===Romualdez Mansion===

[[File:JC Romualdez - Road.jpg|thumb|View of the Romualdez Mansion from Jesus street]]

[[File:JC Romualdez - Road.jpg|thumb|View of the Romualdez Mansion from Jesus street]]

Located at the Jesus Corner San Luis, the Romualdez Mansion is an ancestral house belonging to Daniel Romualdez who also served as the Cabeza de Barangay during his time. He is the paternal grandfather of politician [[Daniel Romualdez]] and a distant relative of [[Imelda Marcos]].

Located at the Jesus Corner San Luis, the Romualdez Mansion is an ancestral house belonging to Daniel Romualdez who also served as the [[Cabeza de barangay|Cabeza de Barangay]] during his time. He is the paternal grandfather of politician [[Daniel Romualdez]] and a distant relative of [[Imelda Marcos]].

The Romualdez Mansion is a pre-war residential building with a flat facade which borrows some features from the secessionist architecture characterized by ornate metal grills and floral engravings. Another distinctive feature is the intricately designed patterns punctured on the eaves supported by triangular support which was also applied to its voladas.

The Romualdez Mansion is a pre-war residential building with a flat facade which borrows some features from the secessionist architecture characterized by ornate metal grills and floral engravings. Another distinctive feature is the intricately designed patterns punctured on the eaves supported by triangular support which was also applied to its voladas.

=== Francisco Balagtas ===

=== Francisco Balagtas ===

[[Francisco Balagtas]] also known as Francisco Baltazar, was a prominent Filipino poet, and is widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino literary laureate for his impact on Filipino literature. He is originally from [[Bigaa]], Bulacan but moved to Pandacan in 1835 where he met María Asunción Rivera, who would effectively serve as the muse for his future works. His famous epic, Florante at Laura, is regarded as his defining work. She is referenced in Florante at Laura as 'Celia' and 'MAR'. Because of his greatest contribution to the Philippine literature, a plaza and park Pandacan known as Plaza Balagtas was constructed in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Macansantos|first=Francis|url=http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/articles-on-c-n-a/article.php?igm=1&i=139|publisher=National Commission on the Culture and the Arts|title=Philippine Literature in the Spanish Colonial Period|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503232845/http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/articles-on-c-n-a/article.php?igm=1&i=139|archivedate=2014-05-03}}</ref>

[[Francisco Balagtas]] also known as Francisco Baltazar, was a prominent Filipino poet, and is widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino literary laureate for his impact on Filipino literature. He is originally from [[Bigaa]], Bulacan but moved to Pandacan in 1835 where he met María Asunción Rivera, who would effectively serve as the muse for his future works. His famous epic, [[Florante at Laura]], is regarded as his defining work. She is referenced in Florante at Laura as 'Celia' and 'MAR'. Because of his greatest contribution to the [[Philippine literature]], a plaza and park Pandacan known as Plaza Balagtas was constructed in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Macansantos|first=Francis|url=http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/articles-on-c-n-a/article.php?igm=1&i=139|publisher=National Commission on the Culture and the Arts|title=Philippine Literature in the Spanish Colonial Period|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503232845/http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/articles-on-c-n-a/article.php?igm=1&i=139|archivedate=2014-05-03}}</ref>

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