Aguinaldo Shrine
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 Aguilnaldo Shrine
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| Type | National Shrine and museum |
| Location | Kawit, Cavite |
| Coordinates | 14°26′42″N 120°54′25″E / 14.44500°N 120.90694°ECoordinates: 14°26′42″N 120°54′25″E / 14.44500°N 120.90694°E |
| Area | 4,864 m2 (52,360 sq ft) |
| Created | 1964 |
| Open | Tuesday to Sunday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Aguinaldo House | |
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| Bahay ni Aguinaldo | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Mansion |
| Architectural style | American Colonial |
| Location | Aguinaldo Shrine |
| Address | Tirona Highway |
| Construction started | 1845 |
| Renovated | 1849 and 1919 |
| Owner | Government of the Philippines |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Five with a mezzanine level on the second floor |
| Floor area | 1,324 sq. m. (14,250 sq. ft.) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Emilio Aguinaldo |
The Aguinaldo Shrine is the national shrine located in Kawit, Cavite in the Philippines, where the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898. To commemorate the event, now known as Araw ng Kalayaan or Independence Day, a national holiday, the Philippine flag is raised here by top government officials on June 12 each year. The house is now a museum.
The shrine is the ancestral home of General Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the First Republic of the Philippines. The house was first built in 1845 made from wood and thatch, and reconstructed in 1849. It was in this home where the general was born on March 22, 1869.
On June 12, 1898, the Philippine independence from Spain was first proclaimed from the window of the grand hall of the mansion. The Act of the Declaration of Philippine Independence was read to the people of the country by its author, Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista The Declaration of Independence was ratified by the Malolos Congress on September 21, 1898.
During the independence celebration, the Philippine flag designed by Emilio Aguinaldo was formally unfurled to the people of the nation from the front window of the house. It was first flown during the Battle of Alapan in Imus City two weeks prior on May 28, 1898 (now celebrated as National Flag Day each year). The Philippine national anthem was also first played on the grounds by the marching band of San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias, Cavite) but as an instrumental music; the lyrics were not written till 1899 by José Palma.
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