Plaza de España (Manila)

Coordinates: 14°35′36″N 120°58′28″E / 14.59333°N 120.97444°E / 14.59333; 120.97444

Plaza de España, also known simply as Plaza España, is a diminutive open space in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines formed by the intersection of Andres Soriano Avenue, Solana Street and Muralla Street. It is a triangular "square" which features a monument to King Philip II of Spain after whom the Philippines was named. The square is one of 47 parks and plazas in the City of Manila maintained by the city's Park Development Office in partnership with the Intramuros Administration.^[1] It is surrounded by the Aduana Building, the BPI Intramuros building which replaced the old Santo Domingo Church destroyed during World War II, and the Banco Filipino condominium building built on a portion of the old Ayuntamiento de Manila.

In the early Spanish colonial period, the square was known simply as Plaza Aduana. It was renamed to Plaza de los Martires de la Integridad de la Patria or simply Plaza de Martires in 1897 after the Spanish soldiers who died during the Philippine Revolution. It was in 1902 during the American colonial period when the plaza came to be known by its present name.^[2]

The Intramuros Administration began restoring the plaza in 1982. In 1998, the monument to King Philip II was erected in the center of the plaza. It was inaugurated in 2000 during the state visit of Queen Sofía as part of the celebration of the Philippine Centennial.^[3]

See also

• Philippines–Spain relations

References

Intramuros
Historic District of Manila
Buildings	Aduana Building Ayuntamiento de Manila Manila Cathedral Palacio Arzobispal Palacio del Gobernador San Agustin Church San Francisco Church San Ignacio Church
Fortifications	Baluarte de San Diego Cuartel de Santa Lucia Fort Santiago Gates of Intramuros
Squares and monuments	Anda Circle Plaza de Armas Plaza de España Plaza de Mexico Plaza de Roma Queen Isabel II Statue
Museums	Bahay Tsinoy Casa Manila Rizal Shrine
Education	Colegio de San Juan de Letran Colegio de Santa Rosa Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila High School Mapúa Institute of Technology PNTC Maritime Training Center Real Colegio de Santa Potenciana Sentro Rizal Universidad de San Felipe de Austria Universidad de San Ignacio University of the City of Manila
Government	Intramuros Administration Bureau of Immigration Bureau of the Treasury Commission on Elections Department of Labor and Employment National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Italics indicate structures now defunct or demolished.

Parks and plazas in Metro Manila
Urban parks	Ayala Triangle Gardens Marikina River Park Mehan Garden Paco Park Pinaglabanan Shrine Quezon Memorial Circle Rizal Park
Nature parks	Arroceros Forest Park Balara Filters Park Freedom Island Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center University of the Philippines Arboretum
Nature reserves	La Mesa Watershed Reservation
Squares and plazas	Liwasang Bonifacio Plaza de Armas Plaza Dilao Plaza de España Plaza Lacson Plaza de Mexico Plaza Miranda Plaza Moraga Plaza Moriones Plaza Rajah Sulayman Plaza de Roma Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz
Community parks	Valenzuela People's Park Washington Sycip Park