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A historic arch bridge at the boundary with Las Piñas, where two battles during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War, the 1897 Battle of Zapote Bridge and the 1899 Battle of Zapote River, occurred. The 1897 battle was a Filipino victory, while the 1899 battle was an American victory (as they used gun boats to devastate the Filipino positions). At the middle of the bridge, since bypassed by a modern six-lane one, is a National Historical Marker commemorating the two battles.
The Zapote Bridge is a stone arch pedestrian bridge crossing the Zapote River in the Philippines. It connects the cities of Las Piñas in Metro Manila and Bacoor in the province of Cavite. The bridge and its surrounding area was the site of two battles, the Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897) between Filipino revolutionaries and the Spanish colonial government in 1897 during the Philippine Revolution, and the Battle of Zapote River between Filipino and American forces in 1899 during the Philippine–American War. Because of these historic events, the bridge was designated as a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines on September 9, 2013.
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One of the few remaining bahay na bato residences from the Spanish era, the privately-owned house became the first headquarters of the Philippine revolutionary government following the declaration of independence in June 1898 until September of that year, when it was transferred to Malolos, Bulacan. It became the temporary seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Bacoor in the early 1900s when Bacoor Church was taken over by the Aglipayans.
Saint Michael the Archangel Parish
The Spanish-era church was first built in the 18th century, but had to be rebuilt several times due to wars and earthquakes. One of the Gomburza, Mariano Gomez, became one of its parish priests until he was arrested in 1872 for alleged involvement in the Cavite Mutiny and was executed at the garrote in Bagumbayan, Manila. There is a historic marker dedicated to Gomez in front of the convent, along with a plaza beside the church.