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Heritage in Pampanga

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The Guagua Mansion (Lopez Mansion)

1929 mansion of sugar magnate Alejandro Lopez, said to be Pampanga's first all-concrete house, restored in 2016 as an events venue.

Guagua
Facade of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church in Guagua© JJ Carpio on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA

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Immaculate Conception Parish Church, Guagua

Guagua's 1772 parish church of the Immaculate Conception beside the town hall, with a main altar by Betis artist Willy Layug.

Guagua

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Arnedo House, Sulipan

Nineteenth-century mansion of the Arnedo family in Sulipan, where a Russian grand duke stayed and Rizal is said to have dined.

Apalit
Twin-towered facade and dome of San Pedro Apostol Parish Church, Apalit© Judgefloro on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA

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San Pedro Apostol Parish Church, Apalit

Apalit's 1883 neo-Renaissance church of Saint Peter, with trompe l'oeil ceilings and a relic of the apostle enthroned in 2017.

Apalit

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Santo Tomas Apostol Parish Church

Parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle, founded in 1767, the mother church of Pampanga's smallest and youngest town.

Santo Tomas

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Luis M. Taruc Hukbalahap Monument

Monument unveiled in 2023 in San Luis to Luis Taruc and some 400 Hukbalahap guerrillas who fought the Japanese occupation.

San Luis
Ornate stone facade of San Luis Gonzaga Parish Church, San Luis© Ralff Nestor Nacor on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA

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San Luis Gonzaga Parish Church

San Luis's Spanish-style parish church on the old Cabagsac site, where a fishnet above the altar catches roosting fruit bats.

San Luis

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Macabebe Scouts Monument

Monument to the Macabebe Scouts, the unit of local men who served with US forces after 1899.

Macabebe

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Nameless Hero of Macabebe Monument

Monument to the young chieftain of Macabebe who led Pampanga and Bulacan warriors against the Spaniards at Bangkusay in 1571.

Macabebe

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Macabebe a Rizal Monument

Rizal monument raised by the people of Macabebe in 1919, honouring the hero and the town's part in nation-building.

Macabebe

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Bale Kastila, Paguiruan

Nineteenth-century Spanish-era mansion in Barangay Paguiruan, one of Floridablanca's listed historical places.

Floridablanca

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Bahay na Puti (Alvendia House)

Spanish-era ancestral mansion in the Poblacion, known locally as the White House and still kept by the Alvendia family.

Floridablanca
The small San Jose Matulid Chapel in Mexico, Pampanga© Joelaldor · CC BY-SA

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San Jose Matulid Chapel

Small chapel in Mexico, Pampanga, believed to be the oldest chapel in the province.

Mexico
The restored Pamintuan Mansion in Angeles© Ralff Nestor Nacor · CC BY-SA

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Pamintuan Mansion

1890 mansion where the first anniversary of Philippine independence was held, now the Museum of Philippine Social History.

Angeles
The former town hall that houses Museo ning Angeles© CNEcija12345 · CC BY-SA

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Museo ning Angeles

City museum in Angeles's 1922 former town hall, covering local history, Clark, fashion and Kapampangan cooking.

Santo Rosario
Brick facade of the San Agustin Church in Lubao

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San Agustin Church, Lubao

Massive brick church begun in 1614, one of Pampanga's oldest and an Important Cultural Property.

Lubao
The half-buried San Guillermo Church in Bacolor, its lower floor under lahar© Carl Flores Trinidad · CC BY-SA

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San Guillermo Parish Church

Bacolor's "sunken church", half-buried by Pinatubo lahar in 1995 and still in use, with a small museum.

Bacolor
Facade of the Baroque Betis Church in Guagua© Ralff Nestor Nacor · CC BY-SA

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Betis Church

Baroque Saint James the Apostle church in Betis, Guagua, a National Cultural Treasure famed for its painted ceiling.

Betis
Rows of white graves at Clark Veterans Cemetery

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Clark Veterans Cemetery

American military cemetery near Clark's main gate, established in 1948, with almost 8,600 interments including Philippine Scouts and over 2,100 unknowns.

Clark