Boy playing skateboard at Plaza Burgos. Ilocos. Vigan. Philippines. Plaza Burgos. Plaza Burgos is the smaller of the two major p
Boy playing skateboard at Plaza Burgos. Ilocos. Vigan. Philippines. Plaza Burgos. Plaza Burgos is the smaller of the two major plazas in the city of Vigan. It can be found just right beside Saint Paul Cathedral’s Bell Tower. While Plaza Salcedo was constructed to honor a foreign conqueror, Juan de Salcedo, Plaza Burgos was built to remember the martyrdom of Father Jose P. Burgos, one of Vigan’s illustrious sons put to death by the Spaniards. Vigan has produced a lot of the country’s heroes who came from various fields. Father Burgos is the only one from the clergy. He fought for ecclesiastical reforms to ease the inequality suffered by Filipino priests during his time. He was executed in Manila’s Bagumbayan together with two other clergy reformists. They are collectively known in Philippine history as the Gomburza, which stands for their surnames Gomez, Burgos and Zamora. Visitors can learn more about this scholar-priest when they visit his monument in Plaza Burgos. They can read important information about him and view his likeness in the statue that was erected there. True to the spirit of Father Burgos, his plaza is a great place to be in if one is more inclined to discovering how the locals interact, unwind and spend their leisure time. It is the locals’ favorite hang-out.
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