PACIANO RIZAL SHRINE
THEN AND NOW
Location: Bambang Hwy., Los Baños, Laguna
Wayback 1927
DID YOU KNOW?!
*It was built in 1927 by Don Andres Luna de San Pedro (the son of the master painter Juan Luna)
*Paciano Rizal (1851-1930) was a filipino general and revolutionary and the older brother of Dr. Jose Rizal
*Paciano was first officer to surrender to the american after the filipino-american war
*After the Filipino-American war, Paciano built a nipa hut in Los Baños and resumed his career as a farmer but when nipa hut was destroyed by a typhoon in 1926
*After the restoration of the house in 1927, he quitly lived here house until his death in 1930
*The house was turned into a garrison during the Japanese occasion that is why much of Paciano’s personal effects were lost
*while 90% percent of the house is original its contents have been recently acquired
*Today, the Paciano house is a heritage shrine and a living museum