Over the
next few months, I hope to develop this site to provide information
about the pennisua Panlatuan,
in Pilar, Sorsogon.
If anyone would like to contribute information about the history or
environment of this area, please write to username 'alan',
at this web site,
'panlatuan.com'. I am interested in the following subjects:
* History of the old shipyard and previous owners
* Environmental concerns with preserving mangrove
areas
* The marine environment and marine life in the area
* Good diving sites in the area
* Good swimming and snorkeling sites
* Any other interesting facts or places of interest
in the Pilar
area
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Here is a bit of
history from the following web site: Sorsogon
Tourism, Places_of_interest, Panlatuan
Panlatuan,
in Pilar town, is
another Spanish Astillero
or shipyard, and presumably, another metalworks
factory, similar to that of Dancalan
in Donsol, although
smaller in scale. At the site are the ruins of what looks like a fort,
thick stone walls all around. In the middle of this
surrounding walls is a domed stone structure that appears
like a kiln that can fire either clay or stoneware, or metals. This
kiln-like structure is still intact [actually a water
reservoir]. Documented historical accounts show that it was
here where the revolt of the Sorsogon
people against Spain
started. It was sometime in August 1898 when the workers at the
shipyard cried Revolution!,
took up arms, and killed the shipyard's Spanish administrator, together
with his four assistants. From Panlatuan,
revolutionary activities rapidly spread throughout the province,
forcing the Spaniards to hastily abandon the province and the rest of
the Bicol Region.
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