Legarda Street is a short street located in
Sampaloc district in
Manila
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,
Philippines
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. It crosses through the eastern section of the
University Belt
The University Belt is the name of a de facto subdistrict in Manila, Philippines. It refers to the area where there is a high concentration of colleges and universities in the city. The districts of Quiapo, Sampaloc, and San Miguel are tradit ...
area in a generally east–west orientation between the
Nagtahan Interchange and the intersection with Nepomuceno Street in
Quiapo. It is served by
Legarda station of
LRT Line 2
The Light Rail Transit Line 2, also known as LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) or Megatren, is a rapid transit line in Metro Manila in the Philippines, generally running in an east–west direction along the Radial Road 6 and a portion of the Circumferential ...
.
The street was named after Filipino legislator and
resident commissioner
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to the United States,
Benito Legarda y Tuason. Historically, its section in Sampaloc was formerly called ''Calle Alix'' (after a
Real Audiencia of Manila
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magistrate of the 1860s, José María Alix y Bonache), while its section in Quiapo was formerly called ''Plaza Santa Ana'' and ''Calle Concordia'', respectively.
Route
Legarda Street commences at the
Nagtahan Interchange as a westward continuation of
Magsaysay Boulevard
Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard, also known simply as Magsaysay Boulevard and formerly as Santa Mesa Boulevard, is the principal artery of Santa Mesa in Manila, Philippines. It is a six-lane divided roadway that travels east–west from Gregorio Aran ...
from
Santa Mesa
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. It heads due west, traversing the southern edge of
Sampaloc and skirting the northern boundary of
San Miguel. After crossing Figueras Street, Legarda bends to the southwest following the course of ''Estero de San Miguel'' (San Miguel Creek). It intersects with
Recto Avenue
Claro M. Recto Avenue, more popularly known as simply Recto Avenue, is the principal commercial thoroughfare in north-central Manila, Philippines. It spans seven districts just north of the Pasig River in what is generally considered Manila's o ...
–
Mendiola Street
Mendiola Street (simply known as "Mendiola") is a short thoroughfare in Manila, Philippines. The street is named after Enrique Mendiola, an educator, textbook author, and member of the first Board of Regents of the University of the Philippi ...
, wherein the majority of its traffic turn towards Recto Avenue serving as a major continuation westward, and San Rafael Street before terminating and briefly converging with the junction at Nepomuceno Street (formerly Tanduay Street) in
Quiapo before it is continued by P. Casal Street towards San Miguel and
Ayala Bridge
Ayala Bridge, in Filipino ''"Tulay ng Ayala"'' and in Spanish ''"Puente de Ayala"'', is a steel truss bridge over the Pasig River in Manila, Philippines. It connects the districts of Ermita and San Miguel, passing over the western tip of Isla ...
to
Ermita
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on the southern bank of the
Pasig River
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.
Notable establishments on Legarda Street include
Arellano University
Arellano University (AU) is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian university located in Manila, the Philippines. It was founded in 1938 as a law school by Florentino Cayco Sr., the first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction. The univer ...
,
Santa Catalina College
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, the main campus of
ABE International Business College
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, San Lorenzo Ruiz Student Catholic Center, Mendiola Theater and the
Department of Social Welfare and Development
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–
NCR Office.
Intersections
Landmarks
From west to east:
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Santa Catalina College
Santa Catalina College is a Roman Catholic, private institution that serves coeducational basic and higher education administered by the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, a religious congregation affiliated with the ...
*
Arellano University
Arellano University (AU) is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian university located in Manila, the Philippines. It was founded in 1938 as a law school by Florentino Cayco Sr., the first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction. The univer ...
*
ABE International Business College
AMA Computer University, also known as AMA University or simply AMA, is a private, nonsectarian, for-profit higher education institution in Quezon City, Philippines. AMA is currently the largest information technology and computer education sy ...
*
Legarda station
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National Teachers College
The National Teachers College is a private, non-sectarian, educational institution located in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines, offering preschool, basic, and higher education.
History
It was founded and incorporated by Segundo M. Infantado, Sr. ...
See also
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Mendiola Street
Mendiola Street (simply known as "Mendiola") is a short thoroughfare in Manila, Philippines. The street is named after Enrique Mendiola, an educator, textbook author, and member of the first Board of Regents of the University of the Philippi ...
*
Recto Avenue
Claro M. Recto Avenue, more popularly known as simply Recto Avenue, is the principal commercial thoroughfare in north-central Manila, Philippines. It spans seven districts just north of the Pasig River in what is generally considered Manila's o ...
*
University Belt
The University Belt is the name of a de facto subdistrict in Manila, Philippines. It refers to the area where there is a high concentration of colleges and universities in the city. The districts of Quiapo, Sampaloc, and San Miguel are tradit ...
References
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Streets in Manila
Sampaloc, Manila