History

Laguna, a tourist spot in South Luzon, a wonderful place to live and visit.It’s origin has a very rich culture and tradition. The beauty of Laguna makes you feel very refreshed and relaxed. From it’sbeauty, a natural place to meditate. This place has molded the minds of the youngs and the elders from the Philippines’ history that reflects almost Rizal’s whole life.
Ancestral house ofRizal, According to tradition, it took two years for Don Francisco Mercado to build the first bahay-na-bato in Calamba. Typical style of the times, the ground floor was of lime and stone. Its upperstorey was of the best hardwood of which Don Francisco personally supervised the cutting of the narra and molave logs he selected from the forest of Makiling. Its roof was of red tile. The house is veryhuge and in today’s generation they could be considered rich, not just rich in material or money matters but also rich in traditions and cultures. One of the Rizals was Born in March 7, 1851,Paciano, was the second of the eleven Rizal children, ten years older than Jose. Standard biographies state that he studied in Colegio de San Jose and later in University of Santo Tomas both in Manila. Hehad to drop out of school because he was associated with martyred priest Fr. Jose Burgos who was accused a filibuster by Spanish government. Burgos together with two other priests, Fr. Mariano Gomez andJacinto Zamora (the three martyred priests are known as GOMBURZA) were executed in Bagumbayan.   In paciano’s little house, I’ve learned that something is very mysterious about the telephone in thecorner of the living room. When we’re about to touch it, the caretajet told us not to because they believed that each ied to visitor that touched it becomes ill or sick. Very mysterious house andrelaxing place as well.Dating back with Apacibles, Leon Apacible was an officer of the Revolutionary Government. The house was built in the 19th century and was renovated in 1940, adding Art Deco...