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
oldest stone church in the country
BACLAYON CHURCH, BOHOL
visayas, baroque
it was established by the people of Cagsawa who fled the eruption of Mt. Mayon
DARAGA CHURCH, ALBAY
a church characterized by tablet without columns and cornices, twisted columns, medallions, statues and reliefs
DARAGA CHURCH, ALBAY
a church characterized by tablet without columns and cornices, twisted columns, medallions, statues and reliefs
DARAGA CHURCH, ALBAY
manila minor basilica of the black nazarene
dome and 2nd belfry reconstruction
restored by juan nakpil and jose maria zaragosa
QUIAPO CHURCH
sinking bell tower
by fr. joseph ruiz
LAOAG CHURCH, ILOCOS NORTE
why is it called sinking bell tower
because of:
soft ground and unstable
weight of materials used
also known as the metropolitan cathedral of the conversion of st paul the apostle in ilocos sur
VIGAN CATHEDRAL, ILOCOS SUR
it is characterized with thee arched doorways; chinese fu dogs; urn-like finial at pediment
VIGAN CATHEDRAL
it is philippine’s oldest church
by fray diego de herrera
STO. NINO CEBU OR BASILICA MINORE DEL STO NINO, CEBU
it is characterized with/by moorish, romanesque and neoclassical elements; trefoils on doorways
STO. NINO CEBU/ BASILICA MINORE DEL STO. NINO, CEBU
the 1st all steel church in asia
by eiffel and ar. genaro palacios
its facade with green color is because of oxidation
SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH, MANILA
it was derived by the spaniards from bahay kubo
BAHAY NA BATO
considered to be the residence of the wealthy people during the spanish colonial period in the ph
BAHAY NA BATO
it is a reproduction of the original two-storey, spanish colonial style house in Calamba, Laguna where Dr. Jose Rizal was born on June 19 1861
RIZAL SHRINE IN CALAMBA
material used on the ground floor of a bahay na bato
mortared bricks and stones
upper floor of a bahay na bato is made of ____________
wood- timber
bahay na bato large sliding windows are made of ____________
CAPIZ SHELLS
where wine carriages and Saint’s float are usually kept
ZAGUAN
a passageway or parking space for the kalesa and karo (carrozas)
usually paved with stones
ZAGUAN
horse stable
CUADRA
a mezzanine elevated 1 meter above the ground, usually located on the floor of the master bedroom right underneath his bed
ENTRESUELO
a storage room for keeping old furniture and palay bins
BODEGA
home office, opisina (oficina)
DESPACHO
receiving room, this is an area where the owner of the house welcomes their guests.
also called “Ante-sala” because it is usually adjacent to the main living room
CAIDA
main living room
SALA MAYOR
secondary living room
SALA MENOR
dining room
COMEDOR
open terrace
open to the toilet, used for laundry drying space
also used as a service area
AZOTEA
kitchen
sometimes are built separately but connected to the house (usually on the ground floor- dirty kitchen)
COCINA
kitchen counter
DAPUGAN
used as a food storage adjacent to the kitchen
a pantry
DISPENSA
a wooden dish rack that extends outside the kitchen window
BANGGERA
an earthenware jar that keeps water cool
TAPAYAN OR BANGA
bathroom. built separately but adjacent to the toilet room
BAÑO / PALIGUAN
bathtub
BAÑERA
from the word itself latrine, meaning toilet
COMUN / LATRINA
sleeping area
CUARTO
overhang balcony, overlooking the streets, used to watch the procession
BALCON
cistern for rain water collection
also acts as a treasure vault to hide them from bandits
ALJIBE
prayer room where the statues of the Saints and an altar is kept
ORATORIO
canopy
MEDIA AGUA / TAPANGCOS
first three steps made of stone or concrete that acts as ceremonial stairs
PIEDRA CHINA
part of windows that acts as a screen to lessen the heat and natural light to enter while also allowing air to enter
also called louvers
PERSIANA
used as a divider between the dining area and the volada to hide the servants pulling the rope that acts as a mechanism to move the “PUNAK” ( PAMAYPAY) from the outside
BIOMBOS
cantilevered walkway. part of the second floor that projects outward to provide cover below
VOLADA
transom windows, found on top of the windows to allow natural light to enter
ESPEJO
patterned hand-painted tiles used as a decorative element on the stair landings
AZULEJO
trademark “Encaustic Tile”
MACHUCA
stair landings
DESCANSO
large sliding windows made of wood lattice work and Capiz shells
CONCHA
small post on the middle of a large span of window for support
COLUMNILLA
small operable windows below the main windows used for additional ventilation
VENTANILLA
balustrade, usually associated with the ventanilla made of wood or metal to act as a barrier
BARANDILLAS
stones from under the sea used as alternative to Adobe blocks (limestone) for the ground floor walls
COQUINA
small room on top of a turret like part of the house used for security purposes
MIRADOR
small door carved into a large main door (for the users), large door for the carriages
POSTIGO
main entrance door
PUERTA
screen-like decorations on top of the door openings inside the house
CALADO
3-door cabinet, used as storage for things usually found on the bedroom with detailed carvings and with mirrors
APARADOR DE TRES LUNAS
usually found on women’s room, used for stitching or bed side table
ESCRITORIONG TINIPAKLONG
long bench usually made of “patpat” designed to use for seating while underneath acts as a cage for their chicken
GALLINERA
rocking chair or tumba-tumba
KULOMPYO
a cabinet used to store leftover food
PAMINGGALAN
wall shelves for display purposes
VITRINA
usually found on the caida, used as a hat, umbrella and baton rack
BASTONERO
metal chair with curve designs
BATIBOT CHAIR
it means pang matagalan or matatag
BATIBOT
enumerate the different styles of bahay na bato
- METRO MANILA STYLE
- NORTHERN LUZON STYLE
- CALABARZON STYLE
- CENTRAL LUZON STYLE
- VISAYAS AND MINDANAO STYLE
examples of a calabarzon style bahay na bato
- CASA COMUNIDAD DE TAYABAS
- MARCELLA AGONCILLO HOUSE
example of visayas and mindanao style bahay na bato
VEGA ANCESTRAL HOUSE SPANISH COLONIAL-ERA NIPA MANSION