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Guimbal Church in Iloilo

January 24, 2011

I arrived at the town of Guimbal in Iloilo and as I got off the jeepney and walked to the plaza, I saw a tiny structure ahead and upon walking closely I recognized it as being the Parish of Santo Nicholas de Tolentino or Guimbal Church. It was one of the oldest churches in the Philippines, built in 1774 by Father Campos, a Spanish Priest. The church was constructed using yellow sand stones called "igang" and is smaller compared to other Spanish Colonial Churches that I've visited in the past.

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