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BACKGROUND AND HISTORY 

 The City of Makati is one of the sixteen cities that make up Metro Manila.

Makati is located within the circle of 14’40’’degrees north and 121’3’’degrees

east, which is situated right at the centre of Metro Manila. Makati is the nancial

centre of the !hilippines. "t has the highest concentration of multinational and

local corporations in the countr#. Most of these corporations can $e located in the

cit#’s Ayala Avenue.  The cit# is also considered as the ma%or cultural and

entertainment hu$ in the metro.

 The word &Makati' came from misinterpreted con(ersation $etween the

rst )o(ernor*)eneral of the !hilippines, which is Miguel o!e" #e ega"!i,

and some nati(e Tagalog people. +hile )o(ernor*)eneral ega-pi was exploring

a swamp on the south of the !asig i(er, he asked the nati(es for the name of 

the place. /ue to language $arriers, he misinterpreted the nati(es’ answer as he

pointed to the receding tide of the !asig i(er. The nati(e Tagalog peopleanswered &Makati, kumakati na.” which could $e translated in &Ebbing, the tide

is ebbing.'

t rst, the paniards assigned the area to the town of anta na de apa.

# 100s, the missionar# friars $egan to de(elop the area into a pilgrimage

centre around the churches of ur ad# of )race 5which was formerl# known as

ur ad# of )uadalupe6 and the po$lacion. oon, it was a hotspot for

missionaries, and thanks to the area’s farming communit#, it $ecame an

independent municipalit# in 170. "t was christened as San $e#%o #e Ma&ati in

honour of the town’s patron, aint !eter. # the 18 th  centur#, the town wasalread# known for its potter# industr#, thanks to the 9esuit priests who trained

the potters.

n 18:1, Don 'o(e Bonifa&io Ro)a(, an ancestor of the ;o$el de #ala

famil#, purchased the 9esuit estate of &<acienda an !edro de Macati' for :2,800

pesos. ince then, the de(elopment of Makati has remained linked with the

*o+el #e Ayala famil# and their compan#, Ayala Co%!o%ation.

/uring the occupation of the merican’s in the countr#, the merican’s

declared the town of an !edro de Macati as a = militar# reser(ation, thusesta$lishing ,o%t Bonifa&io  , which was formerl# known as >ort Mc?inle#. "n

,e+%ua%y -/ 0102, the $3ili!!ine egi(latu%e passed A&t -415, shortening

the name an !edro de Macati, to simpl# Makati. efore the #ala Triangle was

esta$lished, the area was the rst airport in u-on "sland. "t was named Niel(en

,iel#. fter the infamous +orld +ar 2, the town of Makati grew rapidl#, and the

real estate (alues of di@erent areas $oomed. ince the late 1A0s, Makati has

transformed into the nancial and commercial capital of the countr#. fter it was

separated from the i-al pro(ince during 1A7:, it $ecame a part of the National

Ca!ital Region as a component cit#.

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HISTORICA $AC6S7SIT6S

Mu(eo ng Makati 8Mu(eu9 of Makati:

"t is located along 9.!. i-al treet. The Museo ng Makati is housed in an old

$uilding, which was $uilt in 1A18 and has $een used as MakatiBs town hall from

1A18 to 1A1. The museum keeps the records of MakatiBs histor# through a

collection of rare photographs, murals, and dioramas. "t also contains artifacts,

such as the fossils of pre*historic animals and earthenware. The museumBs

architecture is a classic Caha# na atoC, made of masonr# at the ground Door

and wood at the upper le(el. "n 1A34, during the reign of Ma#or Eicanor )arcia,the structure was re$uilt using concrete materials.

Nue(t%a Seno%a #e G%a&ia C3u%&3

 The Euestra enora de )racia Fhurch is a $aroGue oman Fatholic Fhurch

which was esta$lished during 101 $# ugustinian fathers. "ts original

architecture is a $lend of the late panish enaissance and earl# aroGue design.

 The touch of the enaissance period is found in the main entrance with rose

window and simple /oric columns. The interiors and the window details,

meanwhile, ha(e inDuences of aroGue architecture. The Door plan, on the other

hand, is omanesGue. "t is considered as one of the most popular wedding(enues in Metro Manila.

St. $ete% an# $aul C3u%&3

 Tucked in /.M. i(era t. and surrounded $# sk#scrapers and residential

areas, ts. !eter and !aul Fhurch is the oldest church in Makati, which was

constructed in 120. "t was $uilt $# 9esuit priest e(. !edro de los Montes at a

site named uena(ista through the generous donation of Fapt. !edro de ritto in

107. The churchBs architectural design is a rectangular na(e with apse and

sacrist#, which is a usual design for colonial mission churches