Manila was the capital city of what was then known during the Spanish colonial period as the province of Tondo. It was established under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi in 1571 over the remnants of Rajah Soliman’s kingdom. This segment of the visita iglesia series features seven of the important churches within Manila.

This is a series on the different churches in various areas in the country that can be followed as a guide for the much observed Filipino Catholic Lenten tradition of the Visita Iglesia. Click the image at the right to access the rest of the posts.

This is the second part of my Bulacan Visita Iglesia series. The first can be found at this post.

The province of Bulacan is rich not only in history but it is one of the earliest, about 1572, to be Christianized. Testament to this are the presence of several colonial era churches that can be found in several towns and cities. Two religious orders divided the province: the Augustinians took care of the central and northern part while the Franciscans the south.

The seven major churches of the different religious Orders in Intramuros before WWII.

This is the second part of a feature on Augustinian built churches in Cebu covering six churches all located at the southeastern side of the island province.

I am featuring the Augustinian built colonial era churches in Cebu where the oldest city in the country is found and is considered the cradle of Christianity in Southeast Asia. These churches stretches from the heart of the old district of Cebu City down the southeastern coast ending with the municipality of Oslob.