Plaza Libertad

Plaza Alfonso XII, named after a king of Spain, was constructed in the 1800s and is one of the oldest plazas in the Philippines. It was surrounded by most of the government offices in Iloilo. On Christmas Day of 1898, Governor-General Diego de los Ríos of Spain surrendered to the Filipino revolutionary troops led by General Martin Delgado in the Plaza, thus ending the 333-year-old Spanish colonization of the Philippines. After the surrender, the triumphant revolutionaries for the first time raised the flag of the First Philippine Republic in Iloilo City, the last bastion of Spanish power in the country. It was later renamed Plaza Libertad to reflect the event that happened on the plaza. On November 17, 2003, the National Historical Institute declared Plaza Libertad a national historical landmark. == Rehabilitation ==

On February 4, 2021, the rehabilitation of the plaza started with a cost of ₱19 million, funded by the national government through the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) of the Department of Tourism. The rehab includes trimming of trees, landscaping, improvement of facilities, and lighting, among others. == Gallery ==

File:Plaza Libertad, Iloilo City, Aug 2024.jpg|Plaza Libertad Sign File:Rizal Shrine Marker in Plaza Libertad, Iloilo City.jpg|Rizal Shrine Marker File:Center of Plaza Libertad with a statue of José Rizal - 2024.jpg|José Rizal statue File:Facade of the Iloilo City Hall as seen from Plaza Libertad.jpg|Iloilo City Hall as seen from Plaza Libertad File:Iloilo City Hall, Plaza Libertad night view (JM Basa, Iloilo City; 10-20-2022).jpg|Plaza Libertad night view File:Heritage Wheels at Plaza Libertad.jpg|Preserved locomotive formerly used by Panay Railways == References ==