MAKATI, PHILIPPINES

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MAKATI, MANILA

Do not come to Manila if not had time to visit Makati. It was always said that the Pinoy, called for the Philippines. Why? Makati is a friendly city. Tagalog word "Mabuhay" is written so we go to the region harafiah really means "welcome."
So, anyone who visited the Global City, Makati, ready to warm greeting awaits there. Makati often as dicitrakan area that offers comfort and keglamouran City of Manila. The fact is Makati's central business and entertainment in Manila.

That is, if you prefer to go to a place of business or for the purpose of entertaining themselves. But when you love something so associated with historical matters, the remark could be Pinoy like this: "Do not come to Manila if not had time to pay a visit to Intramuros."

What article? Intramuros is a historic building for community Philippines. The building is a similar fortress on the River flow Pasiq. And that, in the building was saved and a number of site records the history of the Philippines from the Kingdom of Islam, the era of Spanish occupation, the United States, and Japan. Not termungkiri, notes and historical evidence about the "flow perrubahan period" can be read in the Philippines in Intramuros.

Before falling into the hands of Spain, the Philippines became a sovereign state is influenced by Malay culture. Up to now, even though the culture is very Spanish culture in the Philippines (particularly the North), but many Malays are inherent in community life.

Until this very day we can still find so much similarity in language between the language of Tagalog and Indonesian equally rooted in the Malay culture. For example, for a parachute, white, gathered, gathered, and others. Or very similar, for example base (road, Indonesia: a foundation), man, wall, and many more.

History Inramuros began in June 1571 when Spain under Miguel López de Legazpi founded the city of Manila is the center of Spanish power in the Philippines for more than 300 years. To avoid pirate attacks from China, Japan and the Dutch and Portuguese attacks, Legazpi fortress built to protect the city. Defense wall thickness of more than one meter to the 4.5 km long, and stand firmly on the ground area of 64 hectares.

Sturdy fortress that fortify the city. So the city in the fort was known as Intramuros. In Spanish, Intramuros means' in the wall or the fort '. Intramuros to be a very important region because in a small town in Spain's King Philip II to place the center of all political, cultural, educational, trade, and religion. Basically situlah center of power in the Spanish throne in the East region. Not that, any time. All rich people in Asia are placed in the city which is also known as Ciudad Murada or Bertembok City.

Impressions-impressions kemasyuran Intramuros past can still be found. Spanish government building still standing is not very far from the majestic cathedral of the Church of Manila was the religious center of Intramuros and Spain to the East as a whole.

In religious terms, the position of cathedral in Intramuros in Manila became more important because all Jasad Cardinal Manila dimakamkan there since Cardinal Sing choose buried there.

Schools such as the old Manila High School is also still neat rows on the side of the Mapua Institute of Technology. Schools that used an educational institution for children of Intramuros. Even before the Japanese destroyed the Intramuros, the oldest university in Asia, Ateneo de Manila University are also in Intramuros before moved to Quenzon City.

In addition, the Manila Bulletin, one of the oldest newspapers in Asia are also here, exactly on the side of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (City University of Manila). Manila Bulletin to become important sources of information when the power concentrated in Intramuros.

History records the name of the independence of the Philippines Intramuros with gold letters. How does not, of Fort Santiago, which is part of Intramuros was the house arrest of Dr. José Rizal, the hero of independence the Philippines. Even in the era of Japan, the Philippines independence fighter who caught and dipenjara be in place. Because the number of combatants who caught the Philippines, the hospital was built when the United States also dialihfungsikan colonize the Philippines as a prison.

All important sites in Intramuros that we can visit with the kind of carriage which is not far different from the carriage in Indonesia, especially in Java. It is interesting that, all in the carriage cabby Intramuros can speak fluent in English.

With the 500 Peso or Rp. 98,000 we can get around Intramuros. Carman andong can simultaneously function as a guide is able to describe in detail each span of Intramuros. Uniquely, they are not civil servants, but people who rent andongnya for tourism keperluaan in Intramuros.
(Izak YM Lattu/73)

Source: Suara Merdeka