The Consunji House is a
heritage house in the
City
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of
San Fernando,
Pampanga
Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga ( pam, Lalawigan ning Pampanga; tl, Lalawigan ng Pampanga ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac ...
province
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in the
Philippines
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* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
History
The house was the residence of Antonio E. Consunji, the ''gobernadorcillo'' of San Fernando in 1892. He was removed from office by the ruling
Spanish government
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because of his attendance when
Jose P. Rizal
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visited the town in June of that year. He became the ''presidente municipal'' of San Fernando during the
Philippine Revolution from 1898 to 1899.
[De Leon, Jovi T. (2011-07-16)]
"Glorious houses of the past: Links to history"
. Sunstar Pampanga. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
File:Consunji55jf.JPG, Façade of the Antonio E. Consunji heritage house
File:Consunji55jfc.JPG, House fronta
File:Consunjijf.JPG, Front and left side of the mansion
File:Consunjijf2.JPG, A peep from the fence, the left side of the house
References
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Buildings and structures in San Fernando, Pampanga
Cultural Properties of the Philippines
Landmarks in the Philippines
Heritage Houses in the Philippines