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San Fernando, La Union. / 16.62°N 120.32°E / 16.62; 120.32. San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando ( Ilocano: Siudad ti San Fernando; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando ), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 125,642 people.
The Saint William the Hermit Cathedral ( Spanish: Catedral de San Guillermo el Ermitaño ), commonly known as the San Fernando Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, in the Philippines. The diocese, which comprises the civil province of La Union, was created on January 19, 1970, and canonically erected ...
La Union was formed on March 2, 1850, and became the 34th province of the Philippines. After Cebu became the first provincia in 1565, new provinces have been created by the Spaniards. Three main functions were considered so: political-civil administration, ecclesiastical governance and geographical considerations.
Poro Point, also known historically as San Fernando Point ( Spanish: Punta San Fernando ), is a headland and peninsula located in the city of San Fernando, La Union, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It projects northwesterly about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) into the South China Sea. [1] It was named after its location within barangay ...
The icon has a Catholic counterpart, Our Lady of Caysasay, in St Martin's Basilica in Taal, Batangas. Yearly, 5th day of the 8th month of the Linar Calendar, from September 21–26, Mazu's image would be processioned to the Basilica of St. Martin in Taal, Batangas and back to San Fernando, La Union , for the fiesta, culminating in a cultural ...
Watchtowers were built for sentry purposes against Moro and Chinese pirates as well as other European colonial powers. [ 1] The fortifications are mostly built using coral blocks held together by lime and egg whites. In the contemporary period, the fortifications fell into disuse and many are in a neglected and damaged state.
San Fernando de La Union. The Minor Basilica and Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Charity, also known as Santa Monica Parish Church and commonly known as Agoo Basilica, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Agoo, La Union, Philippines dedicated to Our Lady of Charity. It is the seat of the Santa Monica Parish of the Diocese of San Fernando de La ...
San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando ( Kapampangan: Ciudad/Lakanbalen ning San Fernandu; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando ), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 354,666 people.