History fascinates me. And so when I travel, even without meaning to, I always end up getting facts and photos of a historical place, some artifacts and the people behind them.
On a trip to Bohol, Philippines with my hubby, we dropped by Baclayon church. It is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. By the way, Bohol is my land of birth.
Adjacent to the church is a convent which has been transformed into a museum. What caught my interest as we went inside the church were some antiquated pews. These pews were said to be of use during the Spanish time (during the 1500’s-1800’s when the Philippines was made a colony of Spain). Apparently, if you were a government official during those times, your pew or seat would have a specific seal or design.
The photo shows one of the wooden pews, reddish brown in color, with the remarkable seal on it.
UPDATE: Bohol was hit by an Intensity 7.2 earthquake last October 15, 2013. Baclayon church incurred heavy damages.
great bench :-)very informative, thank you for the information 🙂 Dropping some love for Thursday Brownies, hope that you can return the favor too.
Hello 🙂 Thanks for dropping by 🙂 Will check your TB, too 🙂
Bohol just have a lot of history at their disposal. I think it’s all around Bohol. Everywhere you go there, there’s a historical value.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
It’s been ages since my last visit to Bohol. I was able to take pics of Baclayon Church too. Bohol is one place that will always be included in Philippine History.
Hello Lainy 🙂 Do share your Bohol photos as well. Thanks for dropping by 🙂
Sure I will, Deli. I will do the photo scanning of old pics once I get some spare time.
See yah!
very interesting travel info 🙂 i didn’t know that pews back then posed some sort of status symbol too.
keep on traveling, and sharing! 🙂
thanks for the TT visit.
hope to see you more ^^
Hello KM 😉
I am actually from Bohol but now based in Mindanao. Only during that visit last year did I learn about those specific designs or seals. I was even told that the front pews at church would be reserved for those in government or the “higher class”, mostly Spanish. This was really the issue of the late Jose Rizal back then. Status and class were such a big deal perpetuated by the Spaniards in our country which was not really the case in Spain then as observed by Rizal.
That is interesting..Thank’s for sharing:)
Visiting late for TB! Hope you can visit mine too..
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Thanks for the visit, Leah. My pleasure to return the visit 🙂
what a great piece of history, that is very cool 🙂 Dropping some love for TT, hope that you can return the favor too.
Thanks for dropping by and yes, going to your site now in five, four, three, two, one.
wow, looks antique…what a piece of history…thanks for dropping by!
Thanks for the comment 🙂 Have a great Christmas 🙂