The second site we visited was the Jesuit House or Museo de Parian (The museum is located in a warehouse and inside the museum is a house). That is why it is sometimes called the hidden museum. This place is very special because it is the oldest dated house in the Philippines because of an artifact which was hung on the inner wall of the house which said “Año 1730”. Año is Spanish for “year 1730”. The house was used as a headquarters for the Jesuit missionaries before their expulsion from Spanish territories. It survived the Second World War when it was used by th USAFFE (United States Armed Forces in the Far East) as its headquarters and now it is a museum. Used by important Spanish and American people, the house was initially made by Chinese artisans. The landmarks near the museum would be the Yap San Diego ancestral house which is also a museum, the Parian Monument which is a sight to see.
The furniture in the house is very Spanish as well as the decorations. You can see many holy/sacred Christian relics from the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines in the house. Christianity in the Philippines was an influence from Spain and you can see that the name of the place is the Jesuit House so you can say that the place was under the influence of the Spaniards. The place served as the headquarters for American soldiers during World War II but the house does not boast of Western influence. The architecture is slightly Spanish but it was built by Chinese artisans so we cannot say it looks Spanish fully.
The Jesuit house helps us remember our roots as Filipinos because the house itself was an example of where Filipino families lived before. It helps us especially in the field of Philippine History to learn more about the Spanish time in the Philippines and how people lived in that time. If we learn more about these times we would maybe be able to connect or relate our lives to the Filipinos of the Spanish period. The house is Spanish and Chinese and very many of the Filipinos have Chinese and Spanish blood so we should not treat the house as some other country’s but our own.
As a Cebuano, I have to keep all historic places and items safe because these will attract people of other races and make us famous and known. I should help to make sure to put a stop to the destruction of these because these places and items will help us promote our nationality. The places I’ve visited and items I’ve seen are part of our culture which we should keep alive. Our culture keeps us being Filipino. As an Ateneo Hearter, a student of Sacred Heart School – Atone de Cebu, I should be competent in learning more about history and culture especially Filipino history and culture and I should learn to respect our culture and also other countries’ because Ateneo Hearters are taught these values of respect and understanding. All of us should respect our culture to create a more peaceful place.
The furniture in the house is very Spanish as well as the decorations. You can see many holy/sacred Christian relics from the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines in the house. Christianity in the Philippines was an influence from Spain and you can see that the name of the place is the Jesuit House so you can say that the place was under the influence of the Spaniards. The place served as the headquarters for American soldiers during World War II but the house does not boast of Western influence. The architecture is slightly Spanish but it was built by Chinese artisans so we cannot say it looks Spanish fully.
The Jesuit house helps us remember our roots as Filipinos because the house itself was an example of where Filipino families lived before. It helps us especially in the field of Philippine History to learn more about the Spanish time in the Philippines and how people lived in that time. If we learn more about these times we would maybe be able to connect or relate our lives to the Filipinos of the Spanish period. The house is Spanish and Chinese and very many of the Filipinos have Chinese and Spanish blood so we should not treat the house as some other country’s but our own.
As a Cebuano, I have to keep all historic places and items safe because these will attract people of other races and make us famous and known. I should help to make sure to put a stop to the destruction of these because these places and items will help us promote our nationality. The places I’ve visited and items I’ve seen are part of our culture which we should keep alive. Our culture keeps us being Filipino. As an Ateneo Hearter, a student of Sacred Heart School – Atone de Cebu, I should be competent in learning more about history and culture especially Filipino history and culture and I should learn to respect our culture and also other countries’ because Ateneo Hearters are taught these values of respect and understanding. All of us should respect our culture to create a more peaceful place.