The Zapote Bridge is a stone arch pedestrian bridge crossing the Zapote River in the Philippines. It connects the cities of

Las Piñas Las Piñas (, officially the City of Las Piñas (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of ...

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila ( ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; ), is the capital region and largest List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located ...

and

Bacoor Bacoor (), officially the City of Bacoor (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 664,625 ...

in the province of

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite (; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region. On the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest of Manila, i ...

. The bridge and its surrounding area was the site of two battles, the

Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897) The Battle of Zapote Bridge was fought on February 17, 1897, as part of the Philippine Revolution. Filipino revolutionary forces led by General Emilio Aguinaldo defeated Spanish forces under the command of Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja ...

between Filipino revolutionaries and the Spanish colonial government in 1897 during the

Philippine Revolution The Philippine Revolution ( or ; or ) was a war of independence waged by the revolutionary organization Katipunan against the Spanish Empire from 1896 to 1898. It was the culmination of the 333-year History of the Philippines (1565–1898), ...

, and the

Battle of Zapote River The Battle of Zapote River (, ), also known as the Battle of Zapote Bridge, was fought on the 13 June 1899 between 1,200 Americans and between 4,000~5,000 Filipinos.U.S. War Dept (1900), pg 282. It was the second largest battle of the Philippine ...

between Filipino and American forces in 1899 during the

Philippine–American War The Philippine–American War, known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, or Tagalog Insurgency, emerged following the conclusion of the Spanish–American War in December 1898 when the United States annexed th ...

. Because of these historic events, the bridge was designated as a National Historical Landmark by the

National Historical Commission of the Philippines The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP; ) is a government agency of the Philippines. Its mission is "the promotion of Philippine history and cultural heritage through research, dissemination, conservation, sites management ...

on September 9, 2013."Labanan sa Zapote" historical marker. National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 2015. A modern concrete bridge, also named Zapote Bridge, carrying motorized vehicles and part of

Aguinaldo Highway The Emilio Aguinaldo Highway (often shortened as Aguinaldo Highway) is a four-to-six lane, , network of primary and secondary highways passing through the busiest towns and cities of Cavite, Philippines. It is the busiest and most congested o ...

was constructed parallel to the original bridge.

Gallery

File:Zapote River Bridge in 1899.jpg, The repaired bridge in 1899 after the Battle of Zapote River File:Zapote Battlefield monument.jpg, Monument commemorating the two battles located at the southern end of the bridge File:7918Alabang Zapote Road Las Piñas Bacoor City Landmarks 19.jpg, Statue of Filipino general

Edilberto Evangelista Edilberto Evangelista (February 24, 1862 – February 17, 1897) was a Filipino civil engineer and a revolutionary. Early life and career He was born in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on February 24, 1862. Evangelista finished his Bachelor of Arts at the Col ...

who fought the Spanish forces in the Battle of Zapote Bridge located on the southern end of the bridge File:Labanan sa Zapote historical marker.jpg, Historical marker installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2015 to commemorate the two battles File:Zapote Bridge looking northward.jpg, Zapote Bridge looking northward

References

Bridges in Metro Manila National Historical Landmarks of the Philippines {{philippines-bridge-struct-stub