Plaza Libertad

Plaza Libertad
Plaza Alfonso XII
Plaza Libertad with San Jose Church in the background
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TypeUrban park, town square
LocationIloilo City, Philippines
Coordinates10°41′33.4716″N 122°34′25.2228″E / 10.692631000°N 122.573673000°E / 10.692631000; 122.573673000
Area1.28 hectares (3.2 acres)
Created1800s
EtymologyAlfonso XII

Plaza Libertad, formerly known as Plaza Alfonso XII, is a historic plaza or town square in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is considered the site where the flag of the first Philippine Republic was raised in triumph after Spain surrendered Iloilo, the last Spanish capital in the Philippines, to the revolutionary forces led by Gen. Martin Delgado on December 25, 1898.[1]

Plaza Libertad is located in front of Iloilo City Hall in Iloilo City Proper and is one of the six district plazas in Iloilo City.

  1. ^ "Plaza Libertad". Explore Iloilo. Retrieved 2022-07-12.