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BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
The City of Makati is one of the sixteen cities that make up Metro Manila.
Makati is located within the circle of 14’40’’degrees north and 121’3’’degrees
east, which is situated right at the centre of Metro Manila. Makati is the nancial
centre of the !hilippines. "t has the highest concentration of multinational and
local corporations in the countr#. Most of these corporations can $e located in the
cit#’s Ayala Avenue. The cit# is also considered as the ma%or cultural and
entertainment hu$ in the metro.
The word &Makati' came from misinterpreted con(ersation $etween the
rst )o(ernor*)eneral of the !hilippines, which is Miguel o!e" #e ega"!i,
and some nati(e Tagalog people. +hile )o(ernor*)eneral ega-pi was exploring
a swamp on the south of the !asig i(er, he asked the nati(es for the name of
the place. /ue to language $arriers, he misinterpreted the nati(es’ answer as he
pointed to the receding tide of the !asig i(er. The nati(e Tagalog peopleanswered &Makati, kumakati na.” which could $e translated in &Ebbing, the tide
is ebbing.'
t rst, the paniards assigned the area to the town of anta na de apa.
# 100s, the missionar# friars $egan to de(elop the area into a pilgrimage
centre around the churches of ur ad# of )race 5which was formerl# known as
ur ad# of )uadalupe6 and the po$lacion. oon, it was a hotspot for
missionaries, and thanks to the area’s farming communit#, it $ecame an
independent municipalit# in 170. "t was christened as San $e#%o #e Ma&ati in
honour of the town’s patron, aint !eter. # the 18 th centur#, the town wasalread# known for its potter# industr#, thanks to the 9esuit priests who trained
the potters.
n 18:1, Don 'o(e Bonifa&io Ro)a(, an ancestor of the ;o$el de #ala
famil#, purchased the 9esuit estate of &<acienda an !edro de Macati' for :2,800
pesos. ince then, the de(elopment of Makati has remained linked with the
*o+el #e Ayala famil# and their compan#, Ayala Co%!o%ation.
/uring the occupation of the merican’s in the countr#, the merican’s
declared the town of an !edro de Macati as a = militar# reser(ation, thusesta$lishing ,o%t Bonifa&io , which was formerl# known as >ort Mc?inle#. "n
,e+%ua%y -/ 0102, the $3ili!!ine egi(latu%e passed A&t -415, shortening
the name an !edro de Macati, to simpl# Makati. efore the #ala Triangle was
esta$lished, the area was the rst airport in u-on "sland. "t was named Niel(en
,iel#. fter the infamous +orld +ar 2, the town of Makati grew rapidl#, and the
real estate (alues of di@erent areas $oomed. ince the late 1A0s, Makati has
transformed into the nancial and commercial capital of the countr#. fter it was
separated from the i-al pro(ince during 1A7:, it $ecame a part of the National
Ca!ital Region as a component cit#.
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HISTORICA $AC6S7SIT6S
Mu(eo ng Makati 8Mu(eu9 of Makati:
"t is located along 9.!. i-al treet. The Museo ng Makati is housed in an old
$uilding, which was $uilt in 1A18 and has $een used as MakatiBs town hall from
1A18 to 1A1. The museum keeps the records of MakatiBs histor# through a
collection of rare photographs, murals, and dioramas. "t also contains artifacts,
such as the fossils of pre*historic animals and earthenware. The museumBs
architecture is a classic Caha# na atoC, made of masonr# at the ground Door
and wood at the upper le(el. "n 1A34, during the reign of Ma#or Eicanor )arcia,the structure was re$uilt using concrete materials.
Nue(t%a Seno%a #e G%a&ia C3u%&3
The Euestra enora de )racia Fhurch is a $aroGue oman Fatholic Fhurch
which was esta$lished during 101 $# ugustinian fathers. "ts original
architecture is a $lend of the late panish enaissance and earl# aroGue design.
The touch of the enaissance period is found in the main entrance with rose
window and simple /oric columns. The interiors and the window details,
meanwhile, ha(e inDuences of aroGue architecture. The Door plan, on the other
hand, is omanesGue. "t is considered as one of the most popular wedding(enues in Metro Manila.
St. $ete% an# $aul C3u%&3
Tucked in /.M. i(era t. and surrounded $# sk#scrapers and residential
areas, ts. !eter and !aul Fhurch is the oldest church in Makati, which was
constructed in 120. "t was $uilt $# 9esuit priest e(. !edro de los Montes at a
site named uena(ista through the generous donation of Fapt. !edro de ritto in
107. The churchBs architectural design is a rectangular na(e with apse and
sacrist#, which is a usual design for colonial mission churches