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🏠 There are very few casa haciendas houses left in the Philippines, being a remnant of our Spanish past. But did you know that one of them is in Tanza? That's right! One of them is in Biwas.

📿 Initially, this house was owned by the hispanic Dominicans, or the Spanish Friars of the Dominican Order. Like every other hacienda in the past, it was the house of authority figures and colonial landlords.

🪖When the revolution happened, it is very inferrable that the Revolutionaries seized this hacienda and made it government property. But eventually, it was given to Francisco P. Valencia due to his good service.

🦅 Unfortunately, according to the NHCP, this was used in the Second World War as a garrison for Japanese soldiers. But in 1945, Japan's surrender finally freed this house for good - now it is a historical landmark for the world to see.

🗽 This house tells a story of our colonial past. It can show us how historically undermined places like Tanza have experienced just as much as the ones we focus on.

🧐 When one thinks about the Diocesan Shrine of Saint Augustine in Tanza, many questions can be posed. How did the patronage to St. Augustine in Tanza start? When was the church built? And, what is it's significance in history? This post will answer all the questions.

🧪 There are two explanations as to why Tanza's San Agustin has a dark skintone. The most accurate explanation is that either the Spaniards brought a burnt statue, or that the sculptor of the statue brought to Tanza might have known about St. Augustine's Berber/African ethnicity.

⌛ The other explanation, however, is oral tradition. Others say that it was found in Rio del Obispo by a farmer, who was burning kaingin (dried cogon) and saw a portion of the field not burning.

☯️ What is consistent between both explanations, however, is that the appearance of San Agustin's sculpture in Tanza made the whole town devoted to him. And this history of devotion reached it's peak in 2014, where Cardinal Tagle, the then-Bishop of Imus, declared him the official patron saint of Tanza.

⏰ Now, when was it built? According to NHCP's landmark, it was built on August 29, 1780 - exactly a day after Saint Augustine's feast day. This church started as a parish, built before Tanza's separation from General Trias. From a humble parish, it became a worldwide celebration.

⚔️ And finally, besides it's old age and unique earthquake influenced design, how is it historically significant? Well, the answer is in the Philippine Revolution. Within this church is where Aguinaldo took his oath as the president of the transitional revolutionary government.

🫡 So if you think that Tanza has no historical significance as a Tanzeño, you're wrong. Do not be ashamed that you are Tanzeño, be proud of it — for every civilization is a thought of God.

🗨️ “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚.” — 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙨

👨‍🍳 And since the only constant is change, this post will tell the story of how Pancit Estacion has changed over the years — from an attempt to find alternatives to rationed noodles, to the famous local dish of Tanza, Cavite. This is from the page's interview with the current owner of Nana Heleng's Pancit Estacion, Mr. Johnny Bobadilla.

🧓 Someday in 1934, during the Second World War between the Axis and the Allies, a brave woman named Nana Heleng made noodles around a train station. The problem? She didn't have normal noodles to make pancit with.

🪖 At the time of the Second World War, the constant conflict caused economic scarcity, because producers didn't have as much time to produce products. They had to worry about their life as well.

🌠 How did Nana Heleng get through this crisis? She simply changed a few ingredients, allowing her to both cook a new type of pancit, while also keeping it budget-friendly.

🫛 Instead of the typical wheat/starch noodles, which was made more scarce by the war, she used togue or legumes.

☘️ Instead of kalamansi, which is generally more expensive even today, she used kamias as her sour ingredient.

🐟 And finally, instead of chicharon, which became more expensive because it's made of pork, she used the cheaper, and more preserved tinapa.

🛤️ As her store was near a currently inactive train station, when anyone went to her store, they said: “Kumain tayo ng Pancit sa Istasyon!" And when the war ended, and society became stable, her recipe rose to popularity beyond her humble store. Yet the store's legacy lived on — the phrase "Pancit sa Istasyon" became it's name: Pancit Estacion.

🫡 The story of Pancit Estacion shows the hardwork and intelligence of the Filipino people — it shows that we as a population are much smarter than normally thought of, and that we are capable of innovations even in hard situations.

📚 Page Interview, angsarap.net
📸 Raymund, angsarap.net

🗨️ "𝙀𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨." — 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩

✨ The things that are small in life — like this image, are not as small as you think they are. Life is an assemblage of moments — if one was removed, even this moment, it wouldn't be the same.

But anyways, 6 7!!!!!!1111 😛😛😛😛😛

🔭 "𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧." — 𝙎𝙞𝙧 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙣

✨ And since 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧, we'll give you a few facts about Tanza, our place of interest! From it's 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 📚, to it's 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙 🍜🥯, to it's 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 🎥, these images will give you a general idea on what Tanza is!