Abad Santos Avenue
| Calle Palomar/Calle Manuguit | |
 José Abad Santos Avenue - Antipolo Street intersection in Tondo | |
| Length | 3 km (2 mi) |
|---|---|
| Location | City of Manila |
| North end | Rizal Avenue in Santa Cruz |
| Major junctions |
Solis Street Antipolo Street Tayuman Street Bambang Street |
| South end | Recto Avenue in Binondo |
José Abad Santos Avenue is a major north-south arterial road located in the district of Tondo in northern Manila, Philippines. It is a divided roadway with four lanes in each direction running through the eastern edge of Tondo from the intersection with Rizal Avenue near the Manila Chinese Cemetery at its north end to Recto Avenue near the Tutuban railway station and Binondo in the south.
History
José Abad Santos Avenue was originally built in the early 19th century under Spanish rule as a narrow residential street in the pueblo of Tondo called Calle Manuguit. The street was believed to have been named after a pre-Hispanic ruling clan of Tondo whose members included Don Agustin Manuguit, a local minister who participated in the Revolt of the Lakans. It was extended south to link with Calle Palomar from just south of Calle Mayhaligue to its terminus at Calle Azcarraga (now Recto Avenue). In 1955, through Republic Act 1256, Manuguit Street was renamed after José Abad Santos, the Supreme Court Chief Justice who was executed by the Japanese invading forces during World War II.[1]
Route
José Abad Santos Avenue begins at a split from Rizal Avenue just south of Hermosa Street near the San Jose Manggagawa de Manuguit Church and the Manila Chinese Cemetery at Tondo's border with Santa Cruz district. It runs south across the mostly residential area of Manuguit crossing Solis Street and the Philippine National Railways line at Antipolo Street. The avenue then enters the Tayuman area and intersects with Yuseco Street (formerly Tayabas Street), Tayuman Street and Quiricada Street. South of Bambang Street, Abad Santos traverses the Tutuban area that is home to Seng Guan Temple, Chiang Kai Shek College, the Philippine Cultural College, as well as a few primary schools. The road ends at the junction with Recto Avenue close to the Divisoria shopping district.
José Abad Santos Avenue has a short extension into Binondo and Plaza San Lorenzo Ruíz south of Recto Avenue as Reina Regente Street. It is served by the Abad Santos LRT Station at Rizal Avenue.
Landmarks
- General Hizon Elementary School
- Gregorio del Pilar Elementary School
- Manila Chinese Cemetery
- Ospital ng Tondo
- Philippine Cultural College
References
- ↑ Republic Act No. 1256 - An act changing the name of Manuguit Street Archived December 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. published by LawCenter Philippines; accessed 2013-12-18.
Coordinates: 14°37′10″N 120°58′40″E / 14.61944°N 120.97778°E