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Municipality in Cavite, Philippines
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Tanza is a town in Cavite. A coastal settlement along the shores of Manila Bay, it is at the limit of the urban sprawl of northern Cavite and contains some beaches and sights of historic importance.
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Tanza Church
Tanza's main Roman Catholic church, built in the Spanish era and dedicated to the town's two patron saints, the Holy Cross, of which a side altar displays a crucifix in which Emilio Aguinaldo swore an oath as leader of the Philippine revolutionary government in 1897, and Saint Augustine of Hippo, in which another side altar displays a venerated sculpture of the saint, known fondly by locals as Tata Usteng, and said to be miraculous and frequently “roams around” on its own around Tanza. The convent hosts a small ecclesiastical museum.
One of a few surviving friar estate houses from the Spanish era.
The town's annual festival, coinciding with the anniversary of its foundation and named after a portmanteau of three items associated with Tanza made with paper mache: Lobo (balloon), Higante (giant), and Toro (bull).
A Filipino-Spanish restaurant set inside a colonial-era residence.
A noodle shop serving pancit estacion since 1934.
A sprawling resort complex along Manila Bay featuring swimming activities and sleeping accommodations.
Antero Soriano Highway passes through the southern outskirts of downtown Tanza.
Read in the guideTricycles are the most convenient form of public transportation within downtown Tanza and if heading to the coast, while jeepneys connect downtown Tanza with the southern barangays leading to Trece Martires, as well as…
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