SPANISH COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE Flashcards
Portuguese Explorer which landed in the Philippines on 1521
-Round Earth
-Battle of Macta
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
1564, he brought christianity and christianized most part of the country
he also introduced european institution and thought
MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGAZPI
this economically linked manila with mexico and the rest of the world
SPANISH GALLEON TRADE
he fought for equality and reforms through his writings (nationalist movement)
JOSE RIZAL
President of the first Philippine Republic
Emilio Aguinaldo
characterized by swirling vines and flowers for staircase balustrades, etched or colored glass panels replaced capiz
1890’s ART NOUVEAU
he was the 1st filipino architect
served as architect to the manila government
studied in england and spain
FELIX ROXAS
forced urbanization and resettlement
REDUCCION
colony divided into parcels and assigned to an encomendero (spanish colonist)
ENCOMIENDA SYSTEM
city
CABECERA
town/core of the municipality
POBLACION
adjacent barangays
BARRIOS
enumerate the parts of a spanish colonial church
- ALTAR MAYOR
- SAGRARIO
- PULPITO
- RETABLO
- SACRISTIA
- CORO
- TRIBUNAS
main altar
ALTAR MAYOR
tabernacle
SAGRARIO
pulpit
PULPITO
ornamented altar screen
RETABLO
where priests and assistants put on their robes
SACRISTIA
choir loft
CORO
screened gallery
TRIBUNAS
2 types of spanish colonial church plan
LINEAR PLAN
LATIN CROSS PLAN
first church designed by a filipino architect, Felix Roxas
SAN IGNACIO CHURCH, INTRAMUROS
a neo romanesque style church by Bishop Domingo Salazar
it was restored in 2012 by Fernando Campo
MANILA CATHEDRAL, MANILA
it is where the 1st philippine congress was held and the inauguration of 1st ph rep
by: Augustinian Juan Giron
Rebuilt by: Magpayo
BARASOAIN CHURCH, BULACAN
1st church built in Luzon
Oldest Stone church in Manila
Style: High Baroque
SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH, INTRAMUROS
Unesco World Heritage Site: “Immaculate conception of San Agustin Church”
by Fr. Juan Macias
SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH, INTRAMUROS
it was burned down twice in 1500s and was the only structure in intramuros to survive WWII
SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH, INTRAMUROS
a baroque style church located in ilocos norte
PAOAY CHURCH
Unesco World Heritage site: “St Augustine Church”
PAOAY CHURCH
1973 National Cultural Treasure
Massive Coral stone bell tower
PAOAY CHURCH, ILOCOS NORTE
it is an example of earthquake baroque
by antonio estavillo
PAOAY CHURCH, ILOCOS NORTE
it is characterized by volutes of contrafuertes (buttresses) and in the pyramidal finials of wall facades
PAOAY CHURCH, ILOCOS NORTE
a pyramidal or comical decoration on top of a pilaster or of a gable
PINACULO, FINIAL
a thick angle buttress in a form of a scroll
SCROLLED BUTTRESS
visayas, fortress baroque
MIAG-AO CHURCH, ILOILO
unesco world heritage site: “sto. tomas de villanueva church “
MIAG-AO CHURCH, ILOILO
characterized with a coconut tree facade and towers as lookouts against muslim raids
MIAG-AO CHURCH
enumerate the parts of MIAG-AO CHURCH
- RELYEBENG HUGIS PUNO NG NIYOG
- RELYEBENG HUGIS PUNO NG PAPAYA
- ST. CHRISTOPER CARRYING THE CHILD JESUS
- DISENYONG MALADAHON NG NIYOG
- DISENYONG MALAKABIBE
- OXEYE WINDOW
a sculptured figure of a coconut tree, and endemic plant in the philippines, as central decoration of the tympanum
RELYEBENG HUGIS PUNO NG NIYOG, coconut tree relief
an ornamental decoration that resembles the tropical papaya tree
RELYEBENG HUGIS PUNO NG PAPAYA, papaya tree relief
a type of window which is generally small and oval in shape
OXEYE WINDOW
an ornamental decoration that resembles a shell
DISENYONG MALAKABIBE, shell motif
an ornamental decoration of a palm leaf
DISENYONG MALADAHON NG NIYOG, palm leaf motif
a sculptural image of st. christopher carrying the child jesus and holding on a coconut palm
ST. CHRISTOPHER CARRYING THE CHILD JESUS
luzon, 18th century baroque
brick church on hill; circular buttresses; 85 steps; semicircular pediment
built by: Augustinian Benigno Fernandez
STA. MARIA CHURCH, ILOCOS SUR
Asia’s largest catholic church
with ionic and corinthian columns
3 pediments
“Basilica of St. Martin De Tours”
by fr. martin aguirre and anton and oliver
TAAL BASILICA, BATANGAS