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The Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery (Filipino: Libingan sa Ilalim ng Lupa ng Nagcarlan) is a national historical landmark and museum in Barangay Bambang, Nagcarlan, Laguna supervised by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
Dec 18, 2021 · Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery is an example of a Baroque-style Roman Catholic Cemetery. It was built sometime in 1845 as a public burial site for the people of the town, under Fr.Vicente Velloc’s supervision.
May 4, 2014 · Inside Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery. The Campo Santo or the Chapel inside the cemetery was designed for a funeral mass in 1845 by the Franciscan priest Fr. Vicente Velloc. Back in the days, only Spanish friars, prominent town citizens and members of elite Catholic families can be buried inside the Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery.
Oct 20, 2022 · During the Philippine Revolution between 1896–1898, the Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery served as a meeting place for the local revolutionaries against the Spanish.
Aug 23, 2022 · The Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery was declared a National Historical Landmark in 1973 (formally declared in 1982) and was also dubbed as the only Underground cemetery in the country. It is located in Barangay Bambang in Nagcarlan and was built in 1845 under the supervision of Franciscan priest, Fr. Vicente Velloc.
Sep 2, 2010 · According to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, "The Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery Historical Landmark is a fine example of Spanish colonial architecture. Built by the Franciscan Friar Vicente Velloc in 1845, its octagonal grounds are enclosed by a wall decorated with wrought-iron grills and stonework meant to ...
Recognized as the only underground cemetery in the Philippines, this Baroque-style Catholic graveyard was built in 1845 under the supervision of Franciscan priest Fr. Vicente Velloc as public burial site with an underground crypt for Spanish friars and prominent families of Nagcarlan.
