The greater part of the populace of Marikina during the mid-700s were Mestizo de Sangley (Chinese Mestizo). They came to Marikina upon the invitation of the Jesuits to help in establishing a hacienda which was named after the patron saint of farmers, San Isidro Labrador.
Similarly, the patriarch of the most illustrious clan in the town, Don Antonio Tuason, was a wealthy Chinaman from Binondo, Manila. He was believed to be Son Tua (presumably, the Sino-version of the Tuason name meaning “eldest son”) whose wealth has helped provide a battalion for the Spanish war with the British who ventured to get the Philippines from Spain.
The Tuazon’s property from Manila grew when they bought from the Jesuits their properties here in Marikina which came to be known as Hacienda de Mariquina. Undoubtedly, the Chinese were part of the lineage that formed the history of the present day-Marikina. Its historical value inspired the Marikina Chinese Chamber of Commerce to construct the Chinese Pagoda along the Marikina riverbanks as a commemoration of the roots of Marikeños.
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#1 by AnitoKid - December 19th, 2007 at 14:06
Wow! Danda na ng Marikina! It has been a while since I last visited it! I studied at Marist School (Gr 1-6, HS 1-4). Loved your site kabayan! And I kid you not!
#2 by mhel - December 19th, 2007 at 15:33
Anito…
Thanks Kabayan! Balik kn ule dito so ul see and feel the whole lot difference!
#3 by Misyel - December 20th, 2007 at 13:06
Ganda talaga sa lugar nyo sis, basta promise mo paguwi ko dyan papasyal mo ko sa Marikina.
#4 by shabem - December 20th, 2007 at 13:08
That’s a beautiful place! Thanks for dropping by ha. TC!
#5 by mhel - December 20th, 2007 at 22:07
sis misyel…
promise yan!ako ang tour guide mo
sis shabem…
tnx sa pasyal sis!
#6 by anne - January 2nd, 2008 at 12:41
thanx very much for the chinese stuff.. Godbless.
#7 by zaldy - May 15th, 2008 at 15:33
can you help us secure the history of marikina bridge, the one connecting barangays dela peña nad sto. niño? thanks
#8 by mhel - May 15th, 2008 at 16:36
hi zaldy… quite a big task. haven’t made a research on that yet. we’ll see.
the link to your site is not working.
#9 by zaldy - May 15th, 2008 at 22:37
yeah i know it’s hard! tried to call the eng’r dept, they endorsed to us the planning office, of course the planning office endorsed us to the eng’r office which i thought should have all the records pertaining to the city’s infra… hehe., i stoped there i will loose my temper if i will continue the search.. thats why im looking for someone who is capable of doing this things and as i googled the net, your site always appears, thats why i am here.
sorry bout the site we are still constructing it and will be available on end of May. thanks and more power to you!
#10 by cielo - September 21st, 2008 at 12:26
hi po sana po may research po kayo ng industries sa pilipinas!
#11 by MERS - December 3rd, 2008 at 15:33
hi mhel, pls visit chinese pagoda’ ay naku! madidismaya ka! all the lights are missing’ the dragon in the floor need to restore! Sayang!
#12 by mhel - December 6th, 2008 at 05:21
Zaldy,
thanks for the link in ur site!
cielo,
we’ll see…
Mers,
I understand ur predicament. Nakakalungkot nga talaga makita na nasisira ang mga structures sa Marikina. Let’s hope they will do restoration soon, Chinese Pagoda is one of my fave spot in the riverpark.