Historical Places

​ (a)   is a large park in Manila that holds great importance in our history. It was once called (b)   or (c)   .

• Luneta
• Bagumbayan
• Rizal Park
• Bonifacio Shrine
• Fort Santiago

Dr. Jose Rizal gave his life for our country on December 30, 1896. His brave sacrifice helped inspire the Filipino people to fight for freedom from Spain.

• True

• False

​ (a)   is a special place in Manila that means "​ (b)   the walls." It's a city surrounded by tall, thick walls that were built long ago.

• Intramuros
• within
• Fort Santiago
• outside

Important Spanish leaders and their families lived in Intramuros. It was the center of Spanish rule in our country. Inside these big walls, there were 51 blocks filled with churches, schools, hospitals, government buildings, and home

• False

• True

​ (a)   is a very old fort in ​ (b)   that was built in 1571. A Spanish leader named ​ (c)   ordered it to be built when ​ (d)   was just becoming a city.

• Fort Santiago
• Manila
• Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
• Intramuros
• Quezon
• Rizal Park
• Andres Bonifacio
• Ferdinand Magellan

Fort Santiago is especially remembered as the place where Dr. Jose Rizal was kept as a prisoner before he died for our country in 1896.

• True

• False

Which are the true statements about Fort Santiago?

• Dr. Jose Rizal was kept as a prisoner there before he died for our country in 1896.

• Where Spaniards were buried

• We can visit the Rizal Shrine museum inside the fort to see things that belonged to our national hero.

• Can find the bronze footsteps on the ground. These footsteps show the exact path Dr. Rizal took on his final walk from his prison cell.

_______ was first built in 1750 as a summer house by a Spanish nobleman named Don Luis Rocha. Later, in 1825, the Spanish Government bought the house. They used it as a summer home for their leaders in the Philippines, called Governor Generals.

• Fort Santiago

• Malacañang Palace

• Paco Park

Malacañang Palace is where our Senators do their important work to help run our country

• True

• False

The ​ (a)   in ​ ​ (b)   City is a special church built to remember something amazing that happened in 1986 - ​ (c)  

• EDSA Shrine
• Quezon
• the People Power Revolution.
• Fort Bonifacio
• Intramuros
• Manila
• the President Power Revolution