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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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