Paco, formerly known as Dilao, is a
district
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of
Manila
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,
Philippines
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located south of the
Pasig River
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, and
San Miguel, west of
Santa Ana, southwest of
Pandacan
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, north of
Malate
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, northwest of
San Andres Bukid
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, and east of
Ermita
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,839 people.
History
Paco was known as Dilao because of the
Amaryllis
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plants that were once plentiful in this district.
Dilao or ''dilaw'' is a
Tagalog word for the color
yellow
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. Although, some sources say,
it was named Dilao or "Yellow Plaza" by the
Spanish
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settlers because of the Japanese migrants who lived there, describing their
physiognomy
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. Spanish
Franciscan
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missionaries founded the town of Paco as early as 1580.
It was a town part of the province of
Tondo, which was later renamed Manila in 1859, until 1901.
The name Dilao was used until 1791. The name San Fernando was added, making it San Fernando de Dilao.
In the 19th century, the town of San Fernando de Dilao was given the nickname of Paco (which means Francisco). Paco, along with
Sampaloc,
Santa Ana,
San Juan del Monte, and
San Pedro de Macati became the second largest district to become part of Manila.
It came to be known as Paco de Dilao and eventually Paco, as it is known today.
The Japanese had established an enclave quite early or
Nihonmachi
is a term used to refer to historical Japanese communities in Southeast and East Asia. The term has come to also be applied to several modern-day communities, though most of these are called simply " Japantown", in imitation of the common term " ...
at Dilao, a suburb of Manila, where they numbered between 300 and 400 in 1593. A statue of
Takayama can be found there. In 1603, during the
Sangley
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rebellion, they numbered 1,500 and 3,000 in 1606. The Franciscan friar
Luis Sotelo
Luis Sotelo, in English known also as Louis Sotelo, (September 6, 1574 – August 25, 1624) was a Franciscan friar from Spain who died as a martyr in Japan, in 1624, and was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1867.
Early life
Luis was born in Sevilla ...
was involved in the support of the Dilao enclave between 1600 and 1608.
The Japanese led an abortive rebellion in Dilao against the Spanish in 1606-1607. Their numbers rose again during the
interdiction of Christianity by
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fello ...
in 1614, when 300 Japanese Christian refugees under
Takayama Ukon
, born and also known as Dom Justo Takayama (c. 1552 – 3 or 5 February 1615) was a Japanese Catholic Kirishitan daimyō and samurai who lived during the Sengoku period that witnessed anti-Catholic sentiment. Takayama had been baptized i ...
settled in the Philippines. As population assimilated to native population, numbers dimmed. However there are today around 200,000 recorded Japanese people in the Philippines, based on modern day immigrants' records distinct from the population of colonial era immigrants which assimilated to the native population.
Paco was incorporated as a district of the newly chartered city of Manila in 1901, thus reducing from its independent municipality status.
From 1907 to 1949, Paco was part of the
2nd congressional district of Manila. Reapportionment of districts made Paco part of the
4th district
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from 1949 to 1972. In the 1987 Constitution, Paco was split to the 5th and 6th congressional districts, with the former covering the southern half and the latter covering the northern areas.
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Landmarks
The
San Fernando de Dilao Parish Church is a Catholic church that serves as the temporary seat of the Archdiocese of Manila until the renovations of the
Manila Cathedral in Intramuros are finished
A
Sikh Temple and
Unilever Philippines
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is located on
United Nations Avenue. Unilever was moved to
Bonifacio Global City,
Taguig
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. There is a ten-minute walk away is a
Hindu
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temple at Looban Street. There are car dealers like Toyota, Ford, Hyundai, Nissan, and Honda. Presently, Dilao is traversed by
Quirino Avenue
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. A loop road from Quirino Avenue is named
Plaza Dilao to commemorate the once flourishing Japanese and the Japanese-Filipino communities and districts there in
Japantown
is a common name for Japanese communities in cities and towns outside Japan. Alternatively, a Japantown may be called J-town, Little Tokyo or , the first two being common names for Japantown, San Francisco, Japantown, San Jose and Little ...
in
Manila
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.
Paco Park
The Paco Park (originally named as Cementerio General de Dilao) is a recreational garden and was once Manila's municipal cemetery built by the Dominicans during the Spanish colonial period. It is located on General Luna Street and at the east ...
, was a former municipal cemetery of the old city of Manila, and once contained the remains of Philippine national hero,
José Rizal and the
GOMBURZA
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priests.
The
Osmeña Highway
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starts in this district and it leads to
Calabarzon
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region via
South Luzon Expressway
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that starts in
Magallanes Interchange
The Magallanes Interchange is a four-level partial turbine interchange in Makati, Metro Manila, the Philippines, serving as the junction between the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), Osmeña Highway, and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). It is a ...
,
Makati
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Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
.
Philippine National Railways owns and operates the
Paco railway station.
The Paco Public Market located along the edge of Estero de Paco was designed by William Parsons and built in 1911.
Schools include the
Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion de la Concordia, or simple Concordia College, and the
Paco Catholic School.
See also
*
Nihonmachi
is a term used to refer to historical Japanese communities in Southeast and East Asia. The term has come to also be applied to several modern-day communities, though most of these are called simply " Japantown", in imitation of the common term " ...
*
Dom Justo Takayama
, born and also known as Dom Justo Takayama (c. 1552 – 3 or 5 February 1615) was a Japanese Catholic Kirishitan daimyō and samurai who lived during the Sengoku period that witnessed anti-Catholic sentiment. Takayama had been baptized int ...
References
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