The Zapote River, also referred to as the Alabang–Zapote River, is a river in the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
located between the boundaries of 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 ...
and
Muntinlupa
Muntinlupa, officially the City of Muntinlupa ( fil, Lungsod ng Muntinlupa), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the ...
in
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 seat of government and one of three defined metropolitan areas in ...
,
Bacoor and
Dasmariñas in
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 ...
, and
San Pedro in
Laguna. The river has a total length of .
History
The Battle of Zapote River was fought on June 13, 1899, between 1,200 Americans and between 4,000~5,000 Filipinos.
[U.S. War Department (June 30, 1900)]
"Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 3 of 7"
Government Printing Office, Washington. It was the second largest battle of the
Philippine–American War after the
Battle of Manila five months before in February 1899.
[Battle Across the Zapote River]
(archived fro
on 2006-06-15). VFW - Wayback Machine. Retrieved on April 8, 2013 Zapote River separates the town 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 ...
in what was then
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
from
Bacoor 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 ruins of Zapote Bridge still stands next to its
replacement bridge along
Aguinaldo Highway
A thirteenth salary, or end-of-year bonus, is an extra payment given to employees at the end of December. Although the amount of the payment depends on a number of factors, it usually matches an employee's monthly salary and can be paid in o ...
.
References
External links
Rivers of the Philippines
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