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The Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine (or the Cavite El Viejo Shrine) is a national shrine located in Kawit, Cavite in the Philippines, where the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898, or Independence Day.
The shrine is Emilio Aguinaldo's ancestral birthplace, the only president of the First Philippine Republic and currently the first President of the Philippines. The house was built in 1845 out of wood and thatch and was demolished in 1849. On March 22, 1869, Aguinaldo was born here.
Aug 15, 2013 · It is the ancestral home of the first Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo. In this place was where the Philippine Independence Day, also known as “Araw ng Kalayaan,” was declared on June 12, 1898.
Jun 12, 2013 · Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit Cavite, the Site of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence in 1898. First built in 1845 and reconstructed in 1849, this is where the first president of the First Republic of the Philippines, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was born on March 22, 1869.
The Aguinaldo Shrine is the birthplace of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines, and was where the country’s independence was declared in 1898. It is a symbol of freedom and Filipino nationalism, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the Philippines.
Jun 12, 2024 · Called the House of History, Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite is the place where the historic declaration of Philippine independence was publicly read by its author Ambrosio Bautista at the front window of the grand hall on June 12, 1898.
Feb 23, 2017 · It stands on a sprawling ground of 4,864 sq.m. Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo himself donated the mansion and the lot to the Philippine Government on June 12,1963, “to perpetuate the spirit of the Philippine Revolution of 1896 that put an end to Spanish colonization of the country”.
The Aguinaldo mansion in Kawit, Cavite, site of the historic Proclamation of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898 was declared a national shrine in June 1964 shortly after the death of General Emilio Aguinaldo.
Jun 6, 2016 · Philippine Independence was proclaimed on June 12, 1898 at the house of the first Philippine President, Emilio Aguinaldo, in Kawit, Cavite. The declaration of independence was held at the balcony of the Aguinaldo mansion along Camino Real Street in Kawit (formerly called Cavite El Viejo).
This shrine marks the Philippines' most historic window: on June 12, 1898, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo declared the independence of the Philippines, ending the 333 years of Spanish rule.
