Baler, Tayabas, Captaincy General of the Philippines

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Baler, Tayabas, in the former Captaincy General of the Philippines, is a historic coastal town in present-day Aurora province best known as the birthplace of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
historic town
associatedWithPerson Manuel L. Quezon
colonialPower Spain
country Captaincy General of the Philippines
formerNameOf Baler, Aurora, Philippines
surface form: Baler, Aurora
governedUnder Spanish colonial administration
hasCoastlineOn Philippine Sea
hasHistoricalRole site of last Spanish garrison in the Philippines during the Philippine Revolution
hasHistoricalStatus municipality of Tayabas Province
hasNotableEvent Siege of Baler
hasNotableResident Manuel L. Quezon
hasSettlementType coastal town
historicalJurisdiction Tayabas Province
surface form: Province of Tayabas
knownFor birthplace of Manuel L. Quezon
historic coastal settlement
languageUsed Spanish
Tagalog
locatedIn Philippines
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Tayabas
locatedInHistoricalRegion Tayabas Province
locatedInPresentDayAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Aurora Province
surface form: Aurora province
locatedInRegion Central Luzon
locatedOn Luzon
notableFor being birthplace of the second President of the Philippines
role in the Philippine Revolution and Spanish–American War
partOf Captaincy General of the Philippines
Spanish East Indies
partOfEcclesiasticalJurisdiction Roman Catholic Diocese in Tayabas area
presentDayMunicipality Baler, Aurora, Philippines
surface form: Baler, Aurora
religionHistoricallyDominant Roman Catholicism
timePeriod Spanish colonial period in the Philippines

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Manuel L. Quezon birthPlace Baler, Tayabas, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Aurora Aragon Quezon placeOfBirth Baler, Tayabas, Captaincy General of the Philippines