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 ( fil, Lungsod ng Las Piñas), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 606,293 people. Las Piñas ...

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

and

Bacoor Bacoor (), officially the City of Bacoor ( fil, Lungsod ng Bacoor), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

in the province of

Cavite Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite ( tl, Lalawigan ng Kabite; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Cavite''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Located on the southern shores of Manila Bay and southwest ...

. The bridge and its surrounding area was the site of two battles, the Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897) between Filipino revolutionaries and the Spanish colonial government in 1897 during the Philippine Revolution, and the

Battle of Zapote River The Battle of Zapote River ( fil, Labanan sa Ilog ng Zapote, es, Batalla de Rio de Zapote), 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), ...

between Filipino and American forces in 1899 during the

Philippine–American War The Philippine–American War or Filipino–American War ( es, Guerra filipina-estadounidense, tl, Digmaang Pilipino–Amerikano), previously referred to as the Philippine Insurrection or the Tagalog Insurgency by the United States, was an arm ...

. 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 ( fil, Pambansang Komisyong Pangkasaysayan ng Pilipinas, abbreviated NHCP) is a government agency of the Philippines. Its mission is "the promotion of Philippine history and cultural herita ...

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

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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