Hello there! Welcome to my special blog I like to call my Boljoon Time Machine!
Over the weekend, I went with my very special friend and his family to a historical town in the south of Cebu called Boljoon. And I would like to share what I learned in my one-day tour of the place. This blog contains pictures (mostly taken by yours truly, and some taken by my companion), and the historical facts of the place.
So, before I officially begin our time travel to Boljoon, here's a short introduction to get us started. Ready? Me too! Here we go.
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Having witnessed hundreds of years of colonization--from Spanish, to American, to Japanese, and even long before and after those periods--Cebu has been proven to be one of the country's richest provinces in terms of history.
Over the weekend, I went with my very special friend and his family to a historical town in the south of Cebu called Boljoon. And I would like to share what I learned in my one-day tour of the place. This blog contains pictures (mostly taken by yours truly, and some taken by my companion), and the historical facts of the place.
So, before I officially begin our time travel to Boljoon, here's a short introduction to get us started. Ready? Me too! Here we go.
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Having witnessed hundreds of years of colonization--from Spanish, to American, to Japanese, and even long before and after those periods--Cebu has been proven to be one of the country's richest provinces in terms of history.
Now, after learning more about history from all the class discussions and
from the enriching field trip to Museo Sugbo, Parian Jesuit House, and
Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House, I decided to go farther south of Cebu to witness
first-hand how some part of history managed to survive. I went to the
picturesque Boljoon, with all its heritage sites.
Two and a half hours of travel after departing the South Bus Terminal, my companions and I reached the town of Boljoon where the Patrocinio de Maria Church greeted me with its antique grandeur. And from what I've learned in my history class, the town's setup looks like the ones from the Spanish colonization era. The church is located in the middle, facing the sea. Right beside it is the Escuela Catolica, where the students went to learn about Christianity during Sunday school. And also located facing the sea, to the front-right of the church, is the El Gran Baluarte, a watchtower. All these are heritage sites that have been well-preserved for years.
So, what’s interesting about the places that I mentioned? What makes it distinct from the other towns with old churches and watchtowers? That’s what I’ll be talking about in this blog, the Boljoon Time Machine.
Let’s first go back to the first infrastructure built in this place: Nuestra Seniora del Patrocinio de Maria Parish Church.
