The Church of St. Louis, Bishop of Toulous (Lucban, Quezon)

          The Church of St. Louis, Bishop of Toulous is located in Lucban, Quezon Province. It was constructed in 1593 but destroyed in 1629. The second church was constructed in 1630, but gutted by fire in 1733 and reconstructed in 1738. During World War II the church was partly destroyed and renovated by the Philippine Historical Commission in 1966. It is surrounded by gardens, grottos and stone walls called quince-quince. It enshrined the  image of San Isidro Labrador.

Casa de Comunidad de Tayabas

       Tayabas old tribunal is a famous landmark. Constructed in 1831 when Don Diego Enriquez was gobernadorcillo, it is primarilty designed as a guesthouse for visiting Spanish dignitaries. It was in this tribunal  where Apolinario de la Cruz known as Hermano Pule was sentence to death by firing squad in 1841 for leading the first major revolt in the country, based on religious freedom.

        The structure was declared a National Historical Landmark in 1978 which is the biggest "bahay na bato" ever restored by the National Historical Institute. Now, the tribunal houses the local museum, a function rooms and the municipal library. 

Kamay ni Hesus Shrine in Lucban, Quezon

        Kamay ni Hesus Shrine, built on a hilltop in the province of Quezon in the town of Lucban. It is an ideal destination for tourists and pilgrims not only during the holy week and simbang gabi but during the whole ecclesiastical year.

Lucban Longganisa

        Lucban Longganisa, is very popular in Quezon Province. It is a garlicky slightly sour sausage that is quite similar to chorizo de bilbao, the famous garlic sausage from Spain.

Visita Iglesia: Tayabas Church in Tayabas, Quezon Province

     Basilica Minore de San Miguel Arcangel (Minor Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel) is located in Tayabas, Quezon Province. This basilica is considered the longest Spanish colonial church in the country.

Basilica Minore de San Miguel Arcangel in Tayabas, Quezon Province.

      It was built by the Franciscan Friars in 1585 on indigenous materials. It was again repaired in 1590 under Sn. Pedro Bautista.

      In 1600 a church made of brick was built but it was destroyed by the 1743 earthquake. In a few years, the church was again rebuilt into a bigger one. 

The church was conferred as a minor basilica in October 18, 1988.

Cagsawa Travel and Tours

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Daraga Booking Office Lorete Building , Ilawod, Daraga Albay
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Tabaco Booking Office - Intergrated Bus terminal , Tabaco City
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Lucena City

Lucena City is a first class highly urbanized medium sized city in the province of Quezon, Philippines. It is the capital city of Quezon and belongs to the 25 most competitive cities of the Philippines

Gumaca

The Municipality of Gumaca is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines.

History of Gumaca

Formerly known as Bumaka (to fight), the present town of Gumaca was a settlement founded at the southern bank of Palanas River in the 14th century by a group of settlers from Borneo and Malay Peninsula.

The earliest known ruler was Lakan Bugtali. His sovereignty extended over the regions bordering Gusuan, now called Lamon Bay, from Gamao point to the North, to the island across the bay or now known as Alabat Islands, to the southwest passing the northeastern part of the present town of Calauag, the source of Talolong, which traverses the town of Lopez, and Pandanan Rivers and on the northwest as far as the upper Kalilayan River. Thus when the first Spaniards arrived in this settlement in 1574 led by Fr. Diego Oropesa, they found a group of barangays with their own culture and government.

From 1574 to 1670 the town of Gumaca was ruled by Spanish Friars. Then from 1671 to 1893 the town was ruled by Spanish and Filipino Gobernadorcillos. From 1893 to 1900 the town executives came to be known as Capitan Municipal and from 1901 the head of the town was elected by the people and came to be known as Presidente Municipal. Later in 1936 this title was change to Municipal Mayors.

It must be noted that the brief history of Gumaca had no mention of any law, decree or Republic Act which created the Municipality and there was no mother municipality where Gumaca came from. As for its daughter towns, Lopez is the most notable among them, being one of the largest and the most progressive in that part of the province.