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“My dearest Padre: My pulse is shaken and I am horrified in face of the burtal and atrocious acts of the night of the 4th. Some insurrectos entered the town, it is said that coming from San Miguel de Mayumo and Binangonan, and they incited rebellion to the whole village in such a way, that none of them have remained loyal to us.” – Fr. Dionisio Luengo, Baler. October 6, 1897.
To know one’s history, you need to learn its background. One can see a
short glimpse of everything a town has undergone by simply visiting one of its
museums. In this case, Aurora has its Museo de Baler (Baler Museum), a short
distance from other tourist spots such as Baler Church, Quezon Ancestral House
and the so-called rolling stores. By visiting it, you will get to see a broader
view of what Baler looks like in the past, and probably have the idea on how to
preserve it for the next generations to see.
Part 3 of Baler-Aurora Trip: An
Exotic Adventure
Trophies inside Museo de Baler |
When we finally arrived in the simple town of Baler, Aurora, there were
already several tricycle drivers offering us tour to the different tourist
spots in the province. If you are not on a private car, the best way to go to
the different tourist spots is by hiring tricycle for the whole tour. So when
we got off the bus all the way from Baguio to Baler, we talked to two of the drivers and had our deal.
We were supposed to head directly to Sabang Beach but the tricycle drivers
insisted that we hire them so that there will be less hassle once we push
through with our tour. We sealed the deal. We hired two tricycles for the whole
tour for P1100 each, including Ampere Beach in Dipaculao. It should include
Ampere Beach with that price; otherwise, it has to be cheaper, since Ampere
Beach is a few kilometers away from Baler. We were five when we had our tour in
Aurora.
Baler Aurora Travel Video by Travex Travels
Museo de Baler earth jars and pots dating back in the old times |
Stuffed animal inside the museum |
Since we only had two days and one night to tour Baler and Aurora, we
decided to have our first stop in Museo de Baler. You have to take note of
their opening and closing hours. We arrived in Baler before 4 PM, and thus we
still have ample time to tour the museum (the usual 8 AM to 5 PM operating
hours). We were on a tight schedule, thus, we should be able to check out these
tourist spots before proceeding to our nature adventure trip.
Museo de Baler is relatively a new museum. It was inaugurated in 2002,
with the cast of the façade created by sculptor Toym Imao, son of National
Artist for the Visual Arts Abdulmari Imao. With the Baler Historical Committee,
it was spearheaded by Senator Edgardo Angara. It was constructed to re-experience
some important events in the history of Aurora such as the Philippine-Spanish
Friendship Day and the popular Siege of Baler.
Donation boxes are put there, and as you go inside Museo de Baler, you
will get to see its Exhibit Directory. Practically, you will get to see some
earthen artifacts (pots, jars and old stuffs traded during the galleon trade
era), stuffed animals, old newspaper stories, paintings, historical data,
dioramas and exhibits where you can have some remembrance photos. It is a
pretty amazing idea to put up something like this in Baler as it adds up to the
Baler experience in general. Those artifacts, they made me admire how rich
Baler was during the galleon trade times.
Baler is a second class municipality in Aurora and is the capital of the province. According to history, Franciscan missionaries found a settlement in this coastal side of Sierra Madre sometime in the early 17th century and later turned into a town by Augustinians and Recollects in mid-17th century. Almost a century after, Baler was devastated by the so-called tromba marina, or a tsunami in today’s terms; in Barangay Sabang where the popular surfing spot is. People who survived actually went up to Ermita Hill (another tourist spot).
Similar to what other towns have during the past, Baler has its San Luis
Obispo de Tolosa Church constructed and is the center of the town. However, the
church was destroyed by the retreating Japanese troops during the Japanese
occupation. The present church in Baler was not the old church that used to be
the center of Baler in the past.
Another painting inside Museo de Baler |
You will get to see an old Baler when you watch “Baler” movie starring
Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales. That movie received different awards and it
catapulted Anne Curtis to stardom as she won the Best Actress Award.
On the first floor of Museo de Baler were earthen jars, historical pieces,
surfboards and things related to the past while the second floor offers
different exhibits of paintings and photographs. Outside, there is this vintage
car used by President Manuel Luis Quezon. A statue of Manuel Quezon is also
located in front of Museo de Baler and a marker that on that particular part of
Baler, Manuel Luis Quezon was born on August 19, 1878. Aurora was actually just
a sub-province of Quezon Province before, but then it was separated and Baler
was made the capital of the province.
Vintage car of Manuel L. Quezon in Baler |
After a brief historical tour inside Museo de Baler, we decided to check
out Quezon Ancestral House, a few blocks away from the museum.
Manuel L. Quezon statue (Baler, Aurora) |
Baler-Aurora Trip: An Exotic Adventure Travel Series:
Part 3: Walk through the Past of Aurora in Museo de Baler
Part 10: A Tsunami That the People of Baler Will Never Forget—The Story ofErmita Hill
Part 11: Cemento Beach, Cobra Reef and Lukso-Lukso Islets of Baler, Aurora
Part 12: Slippery Rockin'-Rollin' Diguisit Falls in Baler
Part 13: Diguisit Beach and Islets in Baler, Aurora
Part 14: Baler Pasalubong and that Sleep from Baler Back to Baguio City
THE GUIDE: Baler Itinerary: Two Days-One Night
Part 11: Cemento Beach, Cobra Reef and Lukso-Lukso Islets of Baler, Aurora
Part 12: Slippery Rockin'-Rollin' Diguisit Falls in Baler
Part 13: Diguisit Beach and Islets in Baler, Aurora
Part 14: Baler Pasalubong and that Sleep from Baler Back to Baguio City
THE GUIDE: Baler Itinerary: Two Days-One Night
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