Ilonggo Arts and Culture

The Lopez Mansion and Nely's Garden at Jaro, Iloilo City

Iloilo is a junction over which Malay, Spanish, Chinese and American cultures met in the course of centuries that stretches back to a rich pre-colonial culture and the arrival of settlers, the Malayans sometime in May 1212. Iloilo is associated with legacies of Spanish colonial era. Most noticeable is its architecture, particularly of churches and houses built all over the city and province.

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